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The Airmen Who Would Not Die
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February 1st 1980
by Berkley
(first published January 1st 1979)
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This is one of the books that stay with you for a long time.
It basically is a well-documented story of dead men communicating through mediums. What makes it so interesting to me is, of course, the link it has to early aviation.
When the giant airship R-101 crashed in 1930, almost everyone on it died. But a few months later, a medium called Eileen Garrett began to get messages from the dead airmen. Not your basic "there is no death" messages, but verifiable data as to why the airship went down.
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It basically is a well-documented story of dead men communicating through mediums. What makes it so interesting to me is, of course, the link it has to early aviation.
When the giant airship R-101 crashed in 1930, almost everyone on it died. But a few months later, a medium called Eileen Garrett began to get messages from the dead airmen. Not your basic "there is no death" messages, but verifiable data as to why the airship went down.
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This is nothing short of a remarkable book.
The early years of aviation were full of achievement, glory, and death in the air or when the ground was met unintentionally. Three separate stories of men who died and then returned to tell their stories are intertwined to produce some of the most compelling evidence of survival after death.
First there's Alfred Lowenstein, a Belgian pilot and financier, who leaps to his death from his private plane over the English Channel. Then, Captain Raymond Hinc ...more
The early years of aviation were full of achievement, glory, and death in the air or when the ground was met unintentionally. Three separate stories of men who died and then returned to tell their stories are intertwined to produce some of the most compelling evidence of survival after death.
First there's Alfred Lowenstein, a Belgian pilot and financier, who leaps to his death from his private plane over the English Channel. Then, Captain Raymond Hinc ...more
Fascinating account of what was supposed to be a routine seance to attempt to contact the recently deceased Arthur Conan Doyle, turns into a channelling of a more recently deceased airship captain of the R101.
The Medium was able to provide information that only the crew on the ship would have access to, or those who would later investigate the wreckage, something that had not happened at the time of the seance.
Certainly a riveting story of early aviation even if you refuse to buy into the life ...more
The Medium was able to provide information that only the crew on the ship would have access to, or those who would later investigate the wreckage, something that had not happened at the time of the seance.
Certainly a riveting story of early aviation even if you refuse to buy into the life ...more
Mighty good read, if more folk were minded to give thought to what happens when we 'leave our physical overcoats' the lack of a fear of death would have the potential to transform society.
Running alongside the theme of 'existence beyond physical form', the story of the 'Pride of Empire' airship 101 and the establishment cover up following the crash and loss of life while on route to India.
Interesting cast of real life characters with a storyline that keeps the reader engaged, highly recommended ...more
Running alongside the theme of 'existence beyond physical form', the story of the 'Pride of Empire' airship 101 and the establishment cover up following the crash and loss of life while on route to India.
Interesting cast of real life characters with a storyline that keeps the reader engaged, highly recommended ...more
Fantastic book. Perfectly frames up one of the very best cases for life after death. Meticulous and well researched in every regard.
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So is there life after death? After his plane goes missing attempting to cross the Atlantic captain Hinchcliffe appears to two friends, he then seems to make contact with two women, who eventually pass on the information to his widow. However the story doesn't end there, soon he's sending warning of a tragedy that will take place, but this is the 1930's and the air ministry has more things to take into consideration, like Lord Thompson's need to be in India on a set day to take notice.
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One of the most compelling arguments ever made about the possibility of life after death.
Fuller quotes extensively from the official British inquiry into the crash of the airship R101 on October 5, 1930. A British medium immediately began relaying highly technical details of structural and operational aspects of the dirigible, messages she said came from the dead crew.
This was information she would not have been able to find anywhere. Even if she had somehow boned up on the state-of-the-art tec ...more
Fuller quotes extensively from the official British inquiry into the crash of the airship R101 on October 5, 1930. A British medium immediately began relaying highly technical details of structural and operational aspects of the dirigible, messages she said came from the dead crew.
This was information she would not have been able to find anywhere. Even if she had somehow boned up on the state-of-the-art tec ...more
Interesting book with lots to think about. However the technical detail associated with aviation was hard to read and boring. If you can get over that then I would certainly recommend you give it a go.
Dry but interesting read on life after death. Copious notes taken in the 20's and 30's in a blind, scientific way. Also anecdotal.
I LOVE it
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John Grant Fuller, Jr. (1913 - 1990) was a New England-based American author of several non-fiction books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extra-terrestrials and the supernatural. For many years he wrote a regular column for the Saturday Review magazine, called "Trade Winds". His three most famous books were The Ghost of Flight 401, Incident at Exeter, and The Interrupted Jo
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