Place

Position of the flames seen from SS Gaines Mills (loss of Training 49)

sea position (ship's report)

Sea position (ship's report)0

Note

28°59′N 80°25′W, the position in the tanker's 9:15 pm message as quoted by the Naval History and Heritage Command; USS Solomons lost the aircraft on radar at the same position. A ship's dead-reckoned position at night, so taken as within 10 km. About 50 km east of New Smyrna Beach.

Happened here 1

The PBM-5 Mariner Training 49, searching for Flight 19, is lost with 13 men

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Position of the flames seen from SS Gaines Mills (loss of Training 49) [Place PLC0D666XX85TW3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D666XX85TW3

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0d666xx85tw3,
  title     = {Position of the flames seen from SS Gaines Mills (loss of Training 49)},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0D666XX85TW3},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D666XX85TW3}
}