Charles Berlitz's The Disappearance Of Flight 19: Analysis

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After the bombers of Flight 19 had disappeared, the US Navy immediately sent out a search party for the lost crew. Two PBM Mariner flying boats were sent out in search of the crew of Flight 19, but shortly after their departure one plane had already gone missing. The plane had been reported as seemingly following the path that had been taken by Flight 19. The crew of thirteen on the Mariner was never found, but it was believed that the plane had exploded shortly after departure. The theory was proven shortly after when a merchant ship that was passing by reported seeing a fireball in the sky followed by oil in the ocean. As for Flight 19, many theories began to spring up about what had happened to the five planes. Things such as magnetic …show more content…

Charles Berlitz was considered the “father of the Bermuda Triangle” (Dunning, 2014) when he wrote his book The Bermuda Triangle in 1974. He believed that the strange disappearance of Flight 19 was subject to supernatural events and was a promoter of abnormal phenomenons occurring in the Bermuda Triangle. While Kusche did look into Berlitz’s writings to debunk the theories, he also did a thorough examination of the lead pilot in …show more content…

The peculiar events surrounding the Bermuda Triangle are no exception. With Columbus it was his lack of knowledge at the time that led to him believing he had seen something out of this world. For the USS Cyclops and the SS Marine Sulfur Queen, poor structure along with various other factors could have led to the ships sinking. As for Flight 19, when examining the background of the lead pilot and the events that led up to the departure of the five planes, it is no wonder that the planes ended up crashing. Not only that, but the weather patterns in the Atlantic can also influence a ship or planes’ ability to be able to travel and leads to the possible outcome of boats to sink and aircrafts to

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