Another strange occurrence happened in December of 1945. A squadron of five TBM Avenger Bombers vanished during a routine training mission. They are famously known as the “Lost Patrol.” The five torpedo bombers set off on their usual training mission. Soon after take off, their compasses malfunctioned and the pilots became disoriented. They couldn’t figure out which direction they were flying in. Their radio transmissions were heard by nearby planes; but none of the planes could actually see them. Their radio transmissions came to an abrupt stop. Hundreds of planes were sent to search for them, but there was no sign of the five planes. Not one of the planes actually radioed for help, even though they were trained to use a rescue radio frequency. The 27 crewmen just vanished into thin air without any explanation. The only explanation is they somehow flew through an alien vortex and were transported somewhere else. That would explain why there was no wreckage found or distress signals sent.
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The U. S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as
an official name and does not maintain an
official file on the area.
The "Bermuda or Devil's Triangle" is an imaginary area located off the
southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States,
which is noted for a high incidence of unexplained losses of ships, small boats,
and aircraft. The apexes of the triangle
are generally accepted to be Bermuda, Miami, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In the past, extensive, but futile Coast Guard searches prompted by search and
rescue cases such as the disappearance of
a flight of five TBM Avengers shortly after take off from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,
or the traceless sinking of USS Cyclops
and Marine Sulphur Queen have lent credence to the popular belief in the mystery
and the supernatural qualities of the
"Bermuda Triangle."
Countless theories attempting to explain the many disappearances have been
offered throughout the history of the area.
The most practical seem to be environmental and those citing human error. The
majority of disappearances can be attributed
to the area's unique environmental features. First, the "Devil's Triangle" is
one of the two places on earth that a magnetic
compass does point towards true north. Normally it points toward magnetic north.
The difference between the two is known as
compass variation. The amount of variation changes by as much as 20 degrees as
one circumnavigates the earth. If this
compass variation or error is not compensated for, a navigator could find
himself far off course and in deep trouble.
An area called the "Devil's Sea" by Japanese and Filipino seamen, located off
the east coast of Japan, also exhibits
the same magnetic characteristics. It is also known for its mysterious
disappearances.
Another environmental factor is the character of the Gulf Stream. It is
extremely swift and turbulent and can quickly
erase any evidence of a disaster. The unpredictable Caribbean-Atlantic weather
pattern also plays its role. Sudden local
thunder storms and water spouts often spell disaster for pilots and mariners.
Finally, the topography of the ocean floor
varies from extensive shoals around the islands to some of the deepest marine
trenches in the world. With the interaction
of the strong currents over the many reefs the topography is in a state of
constant flux and development of new navigational
hazards is swift.
Not to be under estimated is the human error factor. A large number of pleasure
boats travel the waters between Florida's
Gold Coast and the Bahamas. All too often, crossings are attempted with too
small a boat, insufficient knowledge of the
area's hazards, and a lack of good seamanship.
The Coast Guard is not impressed with supernatural explanations of disasters at
sea. It has been their experience that the
combined forces of nature and unpredictability of mankind outdo even the most
far fetched science fiction many times each
year.
We know of no maps that delineate the boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle.
However, there are general area maps available
through the Distribution Control Department, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office,
Washington, D.C. 20390. Of particular
interest to students if mysterious happenings may be the "Aeromagnetic Charts of
the U.S. Coastal Region," H.O. Series 17507,
15 sheets. Numbers 9 through 15 cover the "Bermuda Triangle."
Interest in the "Bermuda Triangle" can be traced to (1) the cover article in the
August 1968 Argosy, "The Spreading Mystery
of the Bermuda Triangle", (2) the answer to a letter to the editor of the
January 1969 Playboy, and (3) an article
in August 4, 1968 I, "Limbo of Lost Ships", by Leslie Lieber. Also, many
newspapers carried a December 22, 1967 National
Geographic Society news release which was derived largely from Vincent Gaddis'
Invisible Horizons: True Mysteries of the
Sea (Chilton Books, Philadelphia, 1965. OCLC# 681276) Chapter 13, "The Triangle
of Death", in Mr. Gaddis' book, presents
the most comprehensive account of the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. Gaddis
describes nine of the more intriguing
mysteries and provides copious notes and references. Much of the chapter is
reprinted from an article by Mr. Gaddis,
"The Deadly Bermuda Triangle", in the February 1964 Argosy. The article elicited
a large and enthusiastic response
from the magazine's readers. Perhaps the most interesting letter, which appeared
in the May 1964 Argosy's "Back Talk"
section, recounts a mysterious and frightening incident in an aircraft flying
over the area in 1944.
At about 2:10 p.m. on the afternoon of 5 December 1945, Flight 19, consisting of
five TBM Avenger Torpedo Bombers
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