What Crashed into the Norwegian Mountains in 1934? The Story of the Scandinavian Ghost Flyer
About this episode
This episode explores the mysterious sightings of unmarked aircraft known as 'Ghost Fliers' over Scandinavia during the winter of 1933-1934.
In the brutal winter of 1933–1934, mysterious “Ghost Fliers” terrorized the skies over Sweden, Norway, and Finland. These unmarked aircraft flew low through raging blizzards and dense fog — conditions that grounded every conventional plane — shining powerful searchlights over remote villages, railways, and military forts. Eyewitnesses, including soldiers and lighthouse keepers, described silent or intermittently silent engines, impossible maneuvers, and craft that appeared and vanished without trace. MF Thomas opens this gripping episode of My Dark Path with a haunting 1910 precursor: a sleek, black phantom biplane circling New York’s illuminated Metropolitan Tower at night, performing death-defying stunts that defied the era’s primitive aviation. From there, the phenomenon explodes into hundreds of documented sightings across Scandinavia. Governments launched massive investigations. The Swedish military reviewed 487 reports and deemed dozens credible and unexplained. Newspapers were censored. Search parties scoured snowy mountains on skis. Landings were reported. One aircraft allegedly crashed on a remote Norwegian peak — witnesses saw figures clearing snow, heard engines…
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