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Two aviators appeared to close friends at or close to the time of their respective deaths. This is known as a "crisis apparition".
At 2:00 on the morning of March 14, 1928, RAF Colonel G.L.P. Henderson was asleep in his stateroom on board the Barrabool. The ship was south of the Canary Islands en route to England. He awoke to find a longtime friend, Captain W.G.R. Hinchliffe, standing in his cabin. Hinchliffe appared to be in distress, saying "What am I going to do? I've got this woman with me, and I'm lost. I'm lost". Then Hinchliffe disappeared. What Colonel Henderson experienced was a crisis apparition. This term refers to a vision seen at the moment of an individual's death or during a time of great stress, such as illness, serious injury, or life-threatening situation. At the time Hinchliffe was seen by Henderson, he was attempting to cross the Atlantic in a 32-foot Stinton Detroiter monoplane. Hinchliffe's co-pilot was the Honourable Elsie McKay, a British heiress. Three days later, Henderson received word that Captain Hinchliffe and Miss McKay were officially missing. Another example of a crisis apparition (also on an aviation theme) is the following: RAF Lt. J.J. Larkin was in his barracks at 3:30 one afternoon. He was sitting by the fire reading a book. A friend, Lt. David McConnel, entered the barracks and spoke to Larkin. Larkin noticed that McConnel was wearing his flying clothes but had on a naval cap. McConnel told Larkin that he had "got there all right" and his trip had been a good one. Larkin said goodbye to McConnel and left the barracks, only to learn later that Lt. McConnel had been killed in a plane crash at 3:25 that afternoon. He was wearing a naval cap at the time.
The copyright of the article Crisis Apparitions in Paranormal is owned by Jodee Redmond. Permission to republish Crisis Apparitions in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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