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Even though aircraft and ships have been lost at sea before, "The most famous US Navy losses which have occurred in the area popularly known as the Bermuda Triangle are USS Cyclops in March 1918 and the aircraft of Flight 19 in December 1945"(The Bermuda...). It was reported that Flight 19 took off at 2:10 in the afternoon on a training mission. Even though the pilot in charge of the flight was experienced "a radio message intercepted at about 4p.m was the first indication that Flight 19 was lost" (The Loss of...). After the disappearence of the aircraft multiple methods were used to find the 5 torpedo bombers, one of which consisted of another plane that was never found after take off. "Based upon a report from a merchant ship off Fort Lauderdale which sighted a "burst of flame", apparently an explosion" (The Loss of...) caused the plane to crash and sink. After extensive searching no evidence was ever found of Flight 19, leading some people to believe that rather than crash landing, the 5 bombers were warped into "a rift in space-time that opens up in the Bermuda Triangle" (Wagner), only leaving people with more questions and less and less answers.


"The Bermuda Triangle." Naval History and Heritage Command. Web. 8 Apr. 2011. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-1.htm

"The Loss of Flight 19." Naval History and Heritage Command. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq15-1.htm


Wagner, Stephen. "Top Theories for the Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle." Web. 4 Apr. 2011. http://paranormal.about.com/od/bermudatriangle/a/bermuda-triangle-theories.htmFlight 19- The Bermuda Mystery