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created it was killed when the work-in-progress fell on him and severed an artery.
He died in his studio.
Chicago-O'Hare International Airport: On May 25, 1979, a DC-10 crashed in
what was then nearby Ravenswood Airport. Ghostly figures and apparitions have
reportedly been seen in the field where Flight 191 went down and residents of a nearby
trailer park claimed that ghosts came to their doors looking for lost luggage. The figure
of a young man has been seen using a pay phone (now that's an apparition!).
Chandler Airport, Fresno, California: This historic airport used to be a busy
place in its heyday and although it's still a general aviation gem in California, paranormal activity in the form of people passing through the old terminal wall and a
ghostly old man appearing in the control tower have been reported.
New Century Aircenter Airport, Olathe, Kansas: This former naval air station
was a combat training center in World War II and paranormal activity is blamed
on a botched night landing during a training exercise. This airport was featured
on A&E's Haunted America series.
Honolulu Airport: Employees at the island airport built in 1927 claim they have seen a
blond woman in a white dress roaming the terminal. Called the "Lady in Waiting," she is said
to be the ghost of a woman who fell in love with a man who left on a flight, never to return.
Duluth International Airport: Security guards have claimed they see the ghost
of a woman murdered near the airport. The killer ran into the terminal after he
stabbed her, and the tale is that she's forever searching for him.
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport: Georgia's airport has two gravestones embedded at the end of Runway 10/28. The airport was built on a family
cemetery, but two graves remain-the two ghostly figures of Catherine and Richard
Dotson guard over the runway and can be seen after sundown.
Does your airport have a ghost story? Send to pilot@aopa.org with the subject
line "ghosts."
EMAIL julie.walker@aopa.org

Haunted museum?

Kansas Aviation Museum: Located in the original pre-World War II terminal
of the then-Wichita Municipal Airport-now, Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Airport-the museum claims a disappearing man in 1940s clothing and the ghost of the pilot of a yellow crop duster on display who won't
leave his aircraft. Visitors to the museum and employees have also reported
random public announcements and music from another era.
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