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What was Flight 19, which disappeared in December 1945?
Answer
A group of five Navy torpedo bombers
Flight 19 was a group of five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers that disappeared on a training mission in December 1945 over the Bermuda Triangle area.
💡 Did you know?
Flight 19's disappearance, along with the rescue seaplane sent to find them, sparked decades of Bermuda Triangle legends.
Other options people guess
- A civilian passenger plane
- A military cargo plane
- An experimental aircraft
Topics
- mystery
- Bermuda Triangle
- 1945
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