The 1945 Disappearance of Flight 19: How a Navy Squadron Tragedy Created the Bermuda Triangle Legend
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Summary
The article examines the 1945 disappearance of Flight 19, a U.S. Navy squadron of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that vanished during a routine training mission off the Florida coast. The disappearance, along with a search-and-rescue plane that also went missing, became the foundational event that spawned the Bermuda Triangle legend. The piece explores the historical facts of the incident, the subsequent investigations, and how this real tragedy evolved into one of the most enduring maritime mysteries and conspiracy theories of the 20th century.
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· 4 pulledEighty years ago, five planes vanished during a training run off the Florida coast. A patrol plane sent to search for the men went missing, too, giving rise to a host of conspiracy theories
Walter Reed Parpart Jr. (right), the radioman on one of the missing planes, poses in front of a Fort Lauderdale sign in 1945
The disappearance of Flight 19 became the foundational event that spawned the Bermuda Triangle legend
Five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers vanished during a routine training mission, along with a search-and-rescue plane that also went missing
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