Historical Events tagged with "lost aircraft"

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Military & Warfare

Flight 19 Disappearance in Bermuda Triangle

December 5th, 1945 79 years ago

Flight 19 was a training flight involving five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. This incident is particularly notable due to the loss of contact with the planes during a routine navigation exercise over the Atlantic Ocean. The flight was led by Lieutenant Charles C. Taylor, who reported erratic compass readings before the entire squadron vanished without a trace. A rescue mission was launched, but the search efforts yielded no results, and the planes were never found.

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