What happened to Flight 19 and the aircraft sent to find it?
Answered: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…Passed its tests and review.
Where it stands
Three answers have been proposed. The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the… leads, with evidence 4 for, 2 against: supported by its tests. Two are still possible.
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History
- Berlitz puts forward: flight 19 was lost to an unexplained force that disabled its instruments.
- Wright & Ryan puts forward: the flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…
- Wright & Ryan: no wreckage of either aircraft has been recovered.Against: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…
- Wright & Ryan: taylor radioed that both compasses were out and that he thought he was over the Keys; he was north-east of…For: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…
- Wright & Ryan: other pilots believed they were north of the Bahamas and disagreed with the leader, which points to the…Against: Flight 19 was lost to an unexplained force that disabled its instruments.
- Cox: the board's finding was amended to cause unknown after the flight leader's mother appealed.Against: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…
- Cox: sS Gaines Mills reported flames at 7:50 pm and USS Solomons lost the PBM on radar at the same position.For: The flight leader lost his position, the flight ran out of fuel and ditched at night in rough seas; the…
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