At 2 pm on 5 December 1945, five US bombers took off from Fort Lauderlale in the USA for a training flight in perfect weather.
At
2
pm
on
5
December
1945
,
five
US
bombers
took
off
from
Fort
Lauderlale
in
the
USA
for
a
training
flight
in
perfect
weather
.
Shortly afterwards, the pilots radioed that their flight instruments were all malfunctioning.
Shortly
afterwards
,
the
pilots
radioed
that
their
flight
instruments
were
all
malfunctioning
.
Two hours after take-off, all contact with the planes was lost.
Two
hours
after
take-off
,
all
contact
with
the
planes
was
lost
.
A reconnaissance plane was immediately sent off to search for the missing planes.
A
reconnaissance
plane
was
immediately
sent
off
to
search
for
the
missing
planes
.
Within 20 minutes, radio contact with it had also been lost.
Within
20
minutes
,
radio
contact
with
it
had
also
been
lost
.
No trace of any of the planes was ever found.
No
trace
of
any
of
the
planes
was
ever
found
.
In all, six planes and 27 men had disappeared into the air.
In
all
,
six
planes
and
27
men
had
disappeared
into
the
air
.
The disappearance of the six planes was far from being the first mysterious incident in the area: for years, navigational problems and strange magnetic forces had been reported.
The
disappearance
of
the
six
planes
was
far
from
being
the
first
mysterious
incident
in
the
area
:
for
years
,
navigational
problems
and
strange
magnetic
forces
had
been
reported
.
The disappearance was not even the greatest disaster within the triangle, a 19,000 - ton US ship was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia in March 1918, when it vanished with its crew of 309 from the surface of the ocean without making a distress call and without the slightest wreckage ever being found.
The
disappearance
was
not
even
the
greatest
disaster
within
the
triangle
,
a
19,000
-
ton
US
ship
was
sailing
from
Barbados
to
Norfolk
,
Virginia
in
March
1918
,
when
it
vanished
with
its
crew
of
309
from
the
surface
of
the
ocean
without
making
a
distress
call
and
without
the
slightest
wreckage
ever
being
found
.
The losses of boats and planes in that area defy explanation.
The
losses
of
boats
and
planes
in
that
area
defy
explanation
.
The disasters are the origin of a new phrase in the English language-the Bermuda Triangle and this phrase has entered legend.
The
disasters
are
the
origin
of
a
new
phrase
in
the
English
language-the
Bermuda
Triangle
and
this
phrase
has
entered
legend
.
The Bermuda Triangle has been called the Devils' Triangle, the Triangle of Death, the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
The
Bermuda
Triangle
has
been
called
the
Devils
'
Triangle
,
the
Triangle
of
Death
,
the
Graveyard
of
the
Atlantic
.
It has swallowed up 140 ships and planes and more than 1,000 people.
It
has
swallowed
up
140
ships
and
planes
and
more
than
1,000
people
.
Today many airmen and sailors are still afraid of that area of the Atlantic Ocean.
Today
many
airmen
and
sailors
are
still
afraid
of
that
area
of
the
Atlantic
Ocean
.
At 2 pm on 5 December 1945, five US bombers took off from Fort Lauderlale in the USA for a training flight in perfect weather. Shortly afterwards, the pilots radioed that their flight instruments were all malfunctioning. Two hours after take-off, all contact with the planes was lost. A reconnaissance plane was immediately sent off to search for the missing planes. Within 20 minutes, radio contact with it had also been lost. No trace of any of the planes was ever found. In all, six planes and 27 men had disappeared into the air.  The disappearance of the six planes was far from being the first mysterious incident in the area: for years, navigational problems and strange magnetic forces had been reported. The disappearance was not even the greatest disaster within the triangle, a 19,000 - ton US ship was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia in March 1918, when it vanished with its crew of 309 from the surface of the ocean without making a distress call and without the slightest wreckage ever being found.  The losses of boats and planes in that area defy explanation. The disasters are the origin of a new phrase in the English language-the Bermuda Triangle and this phrase has entered legend. The Bermuda Triangle has been called the Devils' Triangle, the Triangle of Death, the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It has swallowed up 140 ships and planes and more than 1,000 people. Today many airmen and sailors are still afraid of that area of the Atlantic Ocean.