Legend of the Phantom Fortress | The Ghost Plane that Flew and Landed Itself

Legend of the Phantom Fortress | The Plane that Flew and Landed Itself

World War 2 has countless stories of bravery, sacrifice, camaraderie, and heroism.

But the war also has a lot of mysteries. Many of them still unsolved.

Like the legend of the Phantom Fortress.

A B-17 bomber that returned from a mission with no crew aboard; and somehow landed itself.

Let's find out why.

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[chrishill]

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[manna]

The Why Files...I have one for you! My brother is serving in the Ukrainian foreign legion right now, in the Turin battalion made up of mostly Dagistani, Khazakstani and Tajikistani fighter's. They were on an OP early Feb and were pinned down in Russian made trenches near the Donetsk region front... that's the closest detail he gave me. Over 30 soldiers saw an enemy soldier in Russian uniform come running directly towards the trenches they were currently stuck in firing his gun and screaming... they all trained their weapons on him for an easy takedown, but he kept coming... like bullets were flying thru him or they just weren't hitting... this confused and scared the guys. As the soldier approached the trenches they were nailed down in, right at the moment he was supposed to reach the trench line...he suddenly disappeared, or 'evaporated' as some soldier's put it. To this day over 30 men still argue over whether they saw a hologram or a ghost... but they all saw it clear as day. No body was ever recovered, no Russian soldier was ever found. But they all saw it and all unloaded on it.

[sobreaver]

Nice story, reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode with the guy drawing locked inside the under plane turret and his plane experiencing landing wheel jam and drawing wheels that would materialize and allow them to land and once out of the plane and his own trance, the wheels disappeared and the plane simply fell on the floor. Those were great shows.

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Ive had the absolute pleasure of flying in one of the few B-17s left that is able to do so...noisy, drafty, and cold...worth it

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No wonder this channel has a fast growing pace, a storytel with the myth, opinion and supportive fact checking.
It's a gem in a time of misinformation. Great vids mate.

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[Risad]

My uncle Bill, who was a Canadian paratrooper when he was alive, told me this story. The only difference was that the parachutes were gone, and they never found out who the crew was.
Thank you for filling in the gaps. I'm sure if Bill was still alive he would have appreciated the closure on that tale.
Thank you.

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What I WANT now is a compilation of those stories you think have actual validity.

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[adventurersclub]

that reminds me of something else.
A few years ago, a business man tried to fake his own death by parachuting out of his private plane, expecting the plane to crash.
Unfortunately, it continued to fly until it ran out of fuel and then landed in a manner similar to the one mentioned here.

[innercityhoops]

One of the best discoveries of 2022! Thank you for your work AJ!

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Another great video. My dad was a gunner in a B-17. 15th AF out of Italy. He passed in 2019. He would have enjoyed this story. Thanks for posting.

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I"m catching up on older episodes. You cleared up this mystery really well. I enjoy nearly all your episodes. Keep it up.

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