# The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…

> Most likely: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the search aircraft caught fire in flight.

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# The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…

The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the search aircraft caught fire in flight.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: four pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Radio logs show the leader believed himself over the Keys while north-east of Fort Lauderdale.
- Weather at the presumed ditching area was poor.
- The search aircraft's loss coincides with a sighting of fire at sea.

## What would rule it out

- Records showing the flight's position known and fuel remaining when contact was lost.

## Evidence 4 for · 2 against

[SS Gaines Mills reported flames at 7:50 pm and USS Solomons lost the PBM on radar at the same position.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D6678WT39XV/ss-gaines-mills-reported-flames-at-7-50-pm-and-uss-solomons)

Established

FOR

[Taylor radioed that both compasses were out and that he thought he was over the Keys; he was north-east of…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D66785C3XB2/taylor-radioed-that-both-compasses-were-out-and-that-he)

Established

FOR

[The first rescue aircraft on scene reported overcast, showers, 25–30 knot winds and very rough seas.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D6678N00514/the-first-rescue-aircraft-on-scene-reported-overcast-showers)

Established

FOR

[The last transmission, at 7:04 pm, said they would ditch together when the first aircraft fell below ten…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D6678D65K6D/the-last-transmission-at-7-04-pm-said-they-would-ditch)

Established

FOR

[No wreckage of either aircraft has been recovered.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D6679CE6NEF/no-wreckage-of-either-aircraft-has-been-recovered)

Established

AGAINST

[The board's finding was amended to cause unknown after the flight leader's mother appealed.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/evidence/EVD0D66794M64PQ/the-boards-finding-was-amended-to-cause-unknown-after-the)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What happened to Flight 19 and the aircraft sent to find it?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/questions/QST0D6672225EJZ/what-happened-to-flight-19-and-the-aircraft-sent-to-find-it)

Part of [Do the famous cases have ordinary explanations?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/questions/QST0D6671T86AM0/do-the-famous-cases-have-ordinary-explanations)

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