

Did Loewenstein fall, did he jump, or was he pushed from his own aircraft? Investigative journalist William Norris develops a theory of how and why this prominent, rich, and famous man died so violently without any explanation or official investigation. And of course, there were the more sinister theories claiming that someone pushed him out of the aircraft.

Many said his fall was an accident while others speculated that he jumped from the plane to commit suicide. People were quick to explain his mysterious death. While flying over the English Channel, Loewenstein fell through an exit door of the airplane on his way to the lavatory. On a July evening in 1928, Loewenstein boarded his aircraft with six others to travel from England to Brussels. Companion of the Bath, friend of kings, an aviator and sportsman, a maker and loser of fortunes, and most favorably, a multi-millionaire.

On a July evening in 1928, Loewenstein boarded his aircraft with How a multi-millionaire vanished into thin air.Ĭaptain Alfred Loewenstein was known as many things during his glamorous and gaudy life. Captain Alfred Loewenstein was known as many things during his glamorous and gaudy life. How a multi-millionaire vanished into thin air.
