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Flight 19's briefed route, Navigation Problem No. 1

flight route (as briefed, not as flown)

Flight route (as briefed, not as flown)0

Note

Computed from the briefed legs in the Navy's account: 091° for 56 miles to the bombing target at Hens and Chickens Shoals, 091° for 67 miles, 346° for 73 miles across Grand Bahama, then 241° for 120 miles home (taken as true headings and nautical miles from the air station). The archival chart of the problem (A-FLIGHT19-NAV-MAP) shows the same course. The flight left this route after the turn north.

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Flight 19's briefed route, Navigation Problem No. 1 [Place PLC0D666XDM2AM0]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D666XDM2AM0
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