NORTHEAST AIRCRAFT MUSEUM -
MY CONNECTION WITH MARILYN MONROE'S SPIRIT
By Angela Gill

     During August/September 2011, my partner, Kevin, and I visited the Northeast Aircraft Museum to talk to Keith, the manager, to show him a magazine article I had written about the spirits (ghosts) in the aircraft museum. I thought he would be really proud! The article was about a couple of pictures I had taken with spirit in them two years before. The magazine really liked my photos and work and went along with publication in September of 2011. I gave Keith the magazine article, then showed him some of my portfolio of spirit work from over the last few years.
     After that, not wanting to waste the journey to Washington Tyne & Wear, UK and as Kevin had never been there before, we decided to stay on at the museum and try to see if we could catch any more spirit on photos with our cameras. We went all the way around the museum looking at the planes, helicopters, etc. Kevin and I opened up to work with spirit and started taking photos to see if we could capture anything strange.
     It was later at home while looking through my photos from the day on my computer that I noticed there was a picture with a lot of spirit faces in it. The picture was of a side of an airplane and the spirits had imposed themselves on the plane's inner wing. Not only were there spirit faces, there was a blonde haired lady. She was naked and standing as if she was posing for a photo.

     I opened up then as I could only see her up to her nose. I tuned into the photo to see if I could pick up anything to give me an idea of who this spirit lady was who had imposed herself on the plane for me to photograph. It was then I made a link and was told by spirit that someone had been found in the nude, 1944/1954, California, spray-paint, dark and blonde hair, and the Elton John song "Candle in the Wind."
     At first, I went on the Internet and Googled spray painters and pin ups from the 1940's and 50's, but couldn't find a connection. My mind was now a blank and I was not picking up anything else from Spirit. So, I went on YouTube and typed in Elton John "Candle in the Wind" and a tribute edition of Marilyn Monroe came up. I hit the play button and watched the video closely. Marilyn was being shown when she was young and I immediately recognized her jaw line and hair from the spirit picture on the side of the plane. In the picture, her head wasn't fully showing, just her body, mouth and hair.
     After that, I Googled Marilyn Monroe and up came a page about Marilyn's life, her career, etc. Here it stated Monroe (then Norma Jean Baker) worked at Radio Plane Munitions Factory in Burbank, California, spraying airplane parts with fire retardant and inspecting parachutes, etc. During this time, Army photographer David Conover encouraged Monroe to apply to the Blue Book Modeling Agency. The agency got back to Marilyn that they were only looking for models with lighter hair so this is when Marilyn bleached her brunette hair to golden blonde. Bluebook took Marilyn on their books and she became one of their top models. She also posed for pin painter, Earl Moran, who was very successful in the 40's and 50's.
     So, what I received from the lady in spirit on the photo, Norma Jean Baker/Marilyn Monroe, was all correct. With this information, I was able to go back to the Northeast Aircraft Museum with the information and the picture. I asked if there was a plane dated 1944/55 or a plane with parts which could have come from Burbank, California where Marilyn worked in the 1940's. At first they couldn't place anything and then another guy came in who worked there and said, "Well, yes, there is a plane here from California. It's the Lockheed T.33 Shooting Star."
     This man then took me to the Lockheed T.33 Shooting Star. It was an American built jet trainer aircraft which was on loan to the museum. He was really impressed with the spirit photo and the detail I had given him concerning where the plane was from and who worked in the factory. The plane was really impressive with its bright orange nose and it was in great condition as it had just been a training aircraft and hadn't seen any real action.
     After having the chat with the guy who showed me the Lockheed T.33, I took some more photos before I left. Marilyn turned up again beside a helicopter. Before I took photos, I could see and feel spirit energy building up and that's why I started taking photos in this area. The helicopter was at the back of the museum where the parachutes were also on display. This time, Marilyn stood beside a helicopter with her hands on her hips. It wasn't the clearest of photos, yet I could see her blonde bobbed hair and it appeared that she was wearing an oval green jumpsuit, like Army overalls.

     The helicopter was a CH-19 from the 1950's. Later, when I Googled on the net to find a connection, I found out that Marilyn had visited Korea in 1954, flying in a CH-19 helicopter and wearing an oval green top and trousers! What a connection to detail! Also good was the fact that Marilyn, when working in Burbank, inspected parachutes for a while and the helicopter was in front of the parachute display. With this evidence, the staff from the museum were really impressed with the detail and they invited Kevin and I to the next ghost hunt at the museum. While the ghost hunt was on, we could walk around by ourselves to see if we could pick up any better photos during the night time when, hopefully, there would be more spirit activity.

THE NIGHT OF THE GHOST HUNT

     Kevin and I arrived at around 9 p.m. to the Northeast Aircraft Museum, ready with our cameras to communicate with spirit and hopefully get some more great photos. When the ghost hunt began, Kevin and I were allowed to do what we wanted to, so we walked around by ourselves in the dark, opened up our chakras, and began working with Spirit. 'Every so often, we would find somewhere quiet to sit down, open up our minds and see if any spirit would come forward. While in the museum, we did feel spirit and saw a couple of silhouettes, but nothing scary or out of the ordinary happened. Beings spiritualists, we weren't there for scary stuff and stayed away from the Ouija board, etc. as I communicate better with my camera and through my mind.
     On our way home from the ghost hunt, I quickly looked through my pictures and did notice there were some really good photos with spirit energy on them. I thought I'd look at them properly on the computer over the next couple of weeks when I had time and was less tired. I care for my mum so sometimes time can be limited.
     A couple of weeks went by and I found myself with some time. Between us, Kevin and I had taken 600 photos on the ghost hunt and I went through all of them in one weekend. There were quite a few pictures with spirit in them, but I wanted to narrow it down to the best ones and, hopefully, come up with some fantastic results with just a little lighting from Photoshop. I never alter an image other than to lighten it and sharpen it a bit. Since spirit show themselves better in the dark, lightening and sharpening in Photoshop makes them easier to see.
     When looking through the photos, I came to one that I took of the Lockheed T.33-54439 Shooting Star. I first noticed an orb in the top right hand corner but, when I looked at the plane itself, there was Marilyn Monroe sitting in the back seat of the cockpit. She was looking straight at us with her head turned on a side profile. Although she was sitting in the plane, she was facing the back of the plane, so I don't know if the seats in back face that way. Her hair was blonde, short bobbed, and curly. So clear, yet only her head can be seen due to her sitting in the cockpit. It's definitely Marilyn in the plane.

     It may have been like psychometry in mediumship. This is where something was owned or touched by someone before they passed and their energy stays within the object. When a medium touches it, they can communicate with the person in spirit. Somehow, Marilyn came through to me to give me this information and to say she is happy now in a sweet voice. Everything else, when looking at the photos, was being given to me by my spirit guide, yet I did hear Marilyn say the words, "I'm happy now." It was in a sweet, down-to-earth way.
     What a story though! Who would have thought that if you open your mind, anything is possible. Especially since Marilyn Monroe died before my time. May Marilyn Monroe/ Norma Jean Baker rest in peace.

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