

Lore 249: Return Trip
Mar 11, 2024
Delve into eerie aviation tales showcasing historical parallels, tragic crashes, and ghostly visitations. Explore the legacy of flight technology, a WWII pilot's mysterious connection, and the chilling premonitions of a doomed airship. Uncover uncanny links to past lives and engage with Lore's bonus content for a spine-tingling experience.
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History Often Repeats In Eerie Patterns
- Historic recurrence highlights nearly identical tragedies across time, revealing patterns beyond coincidence.
- Aaron Mahnke frames these repeats as eerie echoes that can feel supernatural or instructive.
The First Montrose Pilot Fatality
- Lieutenant Desmond Arthur's BE2 wing failed mid-descent and he died after being thrown from the plane.
- He became the first pilot buried at Sleepy Hillock Cemetery, and his death sparked a lasting local memory.
A Vanishing Pilot Seen For Decades
- After Arthur's death, multiple witnesses reported seeing a fully kitted pilot vanish into thin air near the officer's mess.
- Sightings continued for years and culminated in a 1963 flight where a passenger vanished mid-air leaving only a headset.