The Ghost of
FLIGHT 401
DIRECTIONS: Read one of the following websites. Take notes on a separate sheet of paper, annotate your work either on your laptop, or on printed copies. As a group, answer the questions from the notes that you gather. Answer the following questions, using the internet links provided below. Be sure to answer in A.P.E. Format. Links to the questions can be accessed by clicking on the word "ARTICLE" for each webpage.
ARTICLE 1: THE HISTORY OF EASTERN AIRLINES ARTICLE 2: THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 401 ARTICLE 3: FLIGHT 401 by Wikipedia ARTICLE 4: google pages ARTICLE 5: The Ghost
1. What caused Eastern Flight 401 to crash?
2. Whose ghost appeared on other flights after the crash of Eastern Flight 401?
3. How did Eastern Airlines support the country during World War II?
4. Where did the L-1011 crash?
5. Where was First Officer Repo, as the airliner crashed?
6. What is the connection between the ghosts appearances and the other airliners? Why did the ghost appear on other planes?
7. How was the crash commemorated?
8. What eventually happened to Eastern Airlines?
9. Why was the crash significant in commercial airline history?
10. Why are the ghost sightings taken seriously from this air tragedy?
For further reading & extra credit: The Ghost of Flight 401
EASTERN AIRLINES