Exclusive for Podcrashers:
On December 5, 1945, five ABM Avenger torpedo bombers known as Naval Flight 19 and manned by 14 servicemen, flew a routine training mission over the Atlantic Ocean – and never were heard from again. In this exclusive Patreon layover episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast, join Shelly as she shares the details of the flight’s last known path and the many facts that remain a mystery even today.Sources consulted for this story:
- History of Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale
- The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19, by Evan Andrews and courtesy of History.com
- The Mystery of Flight 19, courtesy of the NASFL Museum
- Flight 19 Wikipedia
- Bermuda Triangle - History.com
- The mysterious disappearance of navy flight 19 on Midway.org
- Martin PBM Mariner Wikipedia
- The US Navy's Transition to Jets
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
Navy Flight 19, the Avengers
Similar type aircraft as the five Avenger torpedo bombers of Naval Flight 19. Source: Wikipedia
