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Legend in 1918 USS Cyclops "vanished" on a voyege from Salvador Brazil to Baltimore MAryland
Fact two independent researchers found that about the time the Cyclops was appraoching Baltimore it was apparently sunk by a storm at sea
Reck, Alfred P. (June 1929). "Strangest American Sea Mystery is Solved at Last". Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 114, no. 6. pp. 15–17, 137. Retrieved 8 July 2009. In this article, Amolco was erroneously called Amalco.
Separately, Larry Kusche, author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery – Solved (1975), came to the same conclusion.
Legend a B-29 was lost 100 miles off Bermuda in a storm as reported by Larry Kusche, author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery – Solved (1975),\No report was found by Larry Kusche confirming this legend
Fact The plane lost was a a US Army Air Forces C-54G Skymaster transport plane 45-519 on July 3, 1947.
Here's what happened:
Fact Star Tiger
At 03:04 Radio Officer Robert Tuck aboard Star Tiger requested a radio bearing from Bermuda, but the signal was not strong enough to obtain an accurate reading. Tuck repeated the request 11 minutes later, and this time the Bermuda radio operator was able to obtain a bearing of 72 degrees, accurate to within 2 degrees. The Bermuda operator transmitted this information, and Tuck acknowledged receipt at 03:17. This was the last communication with the aircraft.
The Bermuda operator tried to contact Star Tiger at 03:50 and, receiving no reply, thought that it had gone over to direct radio contact with Bermuda Approach Control. However, Approach Control reported that this was not the case. The Bermuda radio operator tried at 04:05 to contact Star Tiger, again without success, and after trying again at 04:40 he declared a state of emergency.On 30 January 1948, a press dispatch reported the plane's loss at 440 miles (710 km) northeast of Bermuda. On 1 February 1948, a B-17 search plane reported sighting several boxes and an oil drum 325 miles (523 km) northwest of Bermuda; it is unknown if this flotsam was connected to the missing plane or not If this was the missing plane then it apparently flew for nearly 100 miles before being lost at sea --cause unknwon... prehaps sometime when it failed to check in its next position report
Fact Star Ariel lost while on a flight between Bermuda and Kingston, Jamaica, on 17 January 1949.
The only commications from the plane were
Star Ariel took off at 08:41 with seven crew and thirteen passengers. Weather conditions were excellent, and her pilot in command, Captain John Clutha McPhee (formerly of the Royal New Zealand Air Force),< decided on a high-altitude flight to take advantage of it. About an hour into the flight McPhee contacted Kingston by radio:
"I DEPARTED FROM KINDLEY FIELD AT 8:41 A.M. HOURS. MY ETA AT KINGSTON 2:10 P.M. HOURS. I AM FLYING IN GOOD VISIBILITY AT 18,000 FT. I FLEW OVER 150 MILES SOUTH OF KINDLEY FIELD AT 9:32 HRS. MY ETA AT 30° N IS 9:37 HRS. WILL YOU ACCEPT CONTROL?"
And then at 09:42:
"I WAS OVER 30° N AT 9:37 I AM CHANGING FREQUENCY TO MRX."
It was accepted that radio communications were poor during the early afternoon and worsened between 16:00 and 17:00, but Brown said it seemed strange that ''no attempt was made by BSAA staff at Kingston to find out whether anything had been heard of the aircraft until 2 hours 28 minutes after its last radio transmission. Kingston also did not attempt to establish contact with the aircraft until 17:10'' or inquire as to whether it had made contact with Nassau or New York or any other radio station.''Likewise Nassau had not tried to confirm that Star Ariel had actually made contact with Kingston,''Interestinly enough McPhee did not report his route checks every 30 minuites or so as required by BSAA regulation; the possibily is that Star Ariel could have crashed due to unknown casuses prehaps within a half hour to an hour after his last radio contacts.
Legend in 1948 a DST vanished 50 miles south of Miami Florida
Facts
*The report noted that although the carrier, aircraft, and crew were certified, at the time of takeoff, the aircraft did not meet the requirements of the operating certificate.
Fact two independent researchers found that about the time the Cyclops was appraoching Baltimore it was apparently sunk by a storm at sea
Reck, Alfred P. (June 1929). "Strangest American Sea Mystery is Solved at Last". Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 114, no. 6. pp. 15–17, 137. Retrieved 8 July 2009. In this article, Amolco was erroneously called Amalco.
Separately, Larry Kusche, author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery – Solved (1975), came to the same conclusion.
Legend a B-29 was lost 100 miles off Bermuda in a storm as reported by Larry Kusche, author of The Bermuda Triangle Mystery – Solved (1975),\No report was found by Larry Kusche confirming this legend
Fact The plane lost was a a US Army Air Forces C-54G Skymaster transport plane 45-519 on July 3, 1947.
Here's what happened:
- The plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, about 294 miles (473 km) off the coast of Florida.
- It was destroyed after the crew lost control due to severe turbulence from a storm.
- All six crew members on board were killed.
- The plane was on a flight from Bermuda to West Palm Beach, Florida.
- An investigation board at Morrison Field, Florida, concluded the pilot failed to maintain control and may have experienced structural failure before hitting the ocean.
- Evidence suggests the crew compartment was torn apart on impact.
- Contributing factors included possible navigational error and pilot error in not avoiding the storm.
Fact Star Tiger
At 03:04 Radio Officer Robert Tuck aboard Star Tiger requested a radio bearing from Bermuda, but the signal was not strong enough to obtain an accurate reading. Tuck repeated the request 11 minutes later, and this time the Bermuda radio operator was able to obtain a bearing of 72 degrees, accurate to within 2 degrees. The Bermuda operator transmitted this information, and Tuck acknowledged receipt at 03:17. This was the last communication with the aircraft.
The Bermuda operator tried to contact Star Tiger at 03:50 and, receiving no reply, thought that it had gone over to direct radio contact with Bermuda Approach Control. However, Approach Control reported that this was not the case. The Bermuda radio operator tried at 04:05 to contact Star Tiger, again without success, and after trying again at 04:40 he declared a state of emergency.On 30 January 1948, a press dispatch reported the plane's loss at 440 miles (710 km) northeast of Bermuda. On 1 February 1948, a B-17 search plane reported sighting several boxes and an oil drum 325 miles (523 km) northwest of Bermuda; it is unknown if this flotsam was connected to the missing plane or not If this was the missing plane then it apparently flew for nearly 100 miles before being lost at sea --cause unknwon... prehaps sometime when it failed to check in its next position report
Fact Star Ariel lost while on a flight between Bermuda and Kingston, Jamaica, on 17 January 1949.
The only commications from the plane were
Star Ariel took off at 08:41 with seven crew and thirteen passengers. Weather conditions were excellent, and her pilot in command, Captain John Clutha McPhee (formerly of the Royal New Zealand Air Force),< decided on a high-altitude flight to take advantage of it. About an hour into the flight McPhee contacted Kingston by radio:
"I DEPARTED FROM KINDLEY FIELD AT 8:41 A.M. HOURS. MY ETA AT KINGSTON 2:10 P.M. HOURS. I AM FLYING IN GOOD VISIBILITY AT 18,000 FT. I FLEW OVER 150 MILES SOUTH OF KINDLEY FIELD AT 9:32 HRS. MY ETA AT 30° N IS 9:37 HRS. WILL YOU ACCEPT CONTROL?"
And then at 09:42:
"I WAS OVER 30° N AT 9:37 I AM CHANGING FREQUENCY TO MRX."
It was accepted that radio communications were poor during the early afternoon and worsened between 16:00 and 17:00, but Brown said it seemed strange that ''no attempt was made by BSAA staff at Kingston to find out whether anything had been heard of the aircraft until 2 hours 28 minutes after its last radio transmission. Kingston also did not attempt to establish contact with the aircraft until 17:10'' or inquire as to whether it had made contact with Nassau or New York or any other radio station.''Likewise Nassau had not tried to confirm that Star Ariel had actually made contact with Kingston,''Interestinly enough McPhee did not report his route checks every 30 minuites or so as required by BSAA regulation; the possibily is that Star Ariel could have crashed due to unknown casuses prehaps within a half hour to an hour after his last radio contacts.
Legend in 1948 a DST vanished 50 miles south of Miami Florida
Facts
*The report noted that although the carrier, aircraft, and crew were certified, at the time of takeoff, the aircraft did not meet the requirements of the operating certificate.
- The aircraft left with the batteries charged only enough to satisfy two-way radio communication with the tower, with the understanding that an in-flight flight plan would be filed before they left the vicinity of San Juan. This was not done, and the plane continued on a course for Miami. It was noted in the report that the plane's radio transmitter did not function properly due to the low battery charge.
- The aircraft left San Juan with a cargo/passenger weight 118 lb (54 kg) over the allowable limit.
- A message was sent to the plane concerning a change in wind direction that could have been strong enough to push the plane off course. It was not known if the plane received the message.
- The plane's electrical system was not functioning normally prior to departing San Juan.
- The aircraft had fuel for 7+1⁄2 hours of flight; at the time the last transmission was intercepted, the flight had gone on for 6 hours and 10 minutes after takeoff, and thus "an error in location would be critical
- At 04:13, Linquist reported he was 50 miles (80 km) south of Miami. The transmission was not heard at Miami but was monitored at New Orleans, Louisiana, some 600 miles (970 km) away, and was relayed to Miami. The accident investigation report At this time the plane only had enough fuel for 1 hour and 20 minutes of flying time left.
- Miami weather was clear, but the wind had moved from northwest to northeast. The accident investigation report said that Miami transmitted the wind change information, but neither Miami nor New Orleans "was able to contact the flight". It is therefore unknown whether NC16002 received the information. Without this knowledge the aircraft could have drifted 40–50 miles (64–80 km) off course, which widened the search area to include hills in Cuba, the Everglades and even Gulf of Mexico waters.
- On 4 January 1949, two bodies were found 80–90 kilometres (50–56 mi) south of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. It is unknown if this was connected to the missing plane. (Since the last message from the missing DC-3 was heard not in Miami but New Orleans, if the bodies didcome from the missing plane it could indicate the missing plane actually went down somewhere in the Straits of Florida between Florida and Cuba.)
