“When five Navy torpedo bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale in December 1945 and failed to return, they created one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time and popularized the myth of the Bermuda Triangle.” (Kaye) To begin, the Bermuda Triangle is a vast expanse of sea near the island of Bermuda. From disappearances of planes and ships to appearances of strange lights within the Bermuda Triangle, it is evident there is some other force created such a disturbance. Although, there are incalculable sources proving the Bermuda triangle does exist, skeptics carry on with their believed abstraction of it not be a hoax. The force behind Bermuda Triangle has been characterized as multitudinous different superficial occurrences in which the
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One of the most glamorized cases of the Bermuda triangle’s mysterious behavior is Flight 19. This was a training flight for a squadron of 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, a plane that earned a reputation of one of the safest planes in WWII, with a 1600 horsepower engine, capable of traveling at speeds up to 300 miles per hour. The Avengers’ had crews of three people; a gunner, pilot, and radio operator. The leader of Flight 19 was Lieutenant Charles C. Taylor who spent six years in the navy with more than 2000 hours of flight time including 10 months of flying in combat missions, this was his last voyage. (Edwards). Flight 19’s mission took them from Fort Lauderdale 56 miles east to drop training bombs, then they were to head east an additional 73 miles after that they were to fly 120 miles north, finally they would make it back to Fort Lauderdale at around 1700 hours. The squadron was lost at a point after they turn north. (Berlitz). 2 PBM mariner planes from the Banana River Naval Base in Florida were sent to look for Flight 19 after the Navy gave up hope of them making it to land. These planes could float on water, but on the other hand they were known as tankers, not because of the design of the floats, but for the reputation of exploding. Approximately 20 min. after their dispensation one of the mariners blow up do to smoking on board, for this reason the other was ordered back to base. (Edwards). We may never know what happened to the lost squadron, but we do know their is a mystery to be
One of the most glamorized cases of the Bermuda triangle’s mysterious behavior is Flight 19. This was a training flight for a squadron of 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, a plane that earned a reputation of one of the safest planes in WWII, with a 1600 horsepower engine, capable of traveling at speeds up to 300 miles per hour. The Avengers’ had crews of three people; a gunner, pilot, and radio operator. The leader of Flight 19 was Lieutenant Charles C. Taylor who spent six years in the navy with more than 2000 hours of flight time including 10 months of flying in combat missions, this was his last voyage. (Edwards). Flight 19’s mission took them from Fort Lauderdale 56 miles east to drop training bombs, then they were to head east an additional 73 miles after that they were to fly 120 miles north, finally they would make it back to Fort Lauderdale at around 1700 hours. The squadron was lost at a point after they turn north. (Berlitz). 2 PBM mariner planes from the Banana River Naval Base in Florida were sent to look for Flight 19 after the Navy gave up hope of them making it to land. These planes could float on water, but on the other hand they were known as tankers, not because of the design of the floats, but for the reputation of exploding. Approximately 20 min. after their dispensation one of the mariners blow up do to smoking on board, for this reason the other was ordered back to base. (Edwards). We may never know what happened to the lost squadron, but we do know their is a mystery to be