Tag: TBM

FLIGHT-19 PICS – A Tale of Two Planes and Two Numbers!

AVENGER PHOTOGRAPHS FOUND MISLEADING !! Dateline - 30 January 2020 It's a little noticed Flight-19 detail, but according to the U.S. Navy, (Image #1), there were two different models of TBM Avengers flying Navigational Hop-1 that day in 1945.  Four of the planes were shown to be TBM-1C's , and the fifth, FT-28, was a … Continue reading FLIGHT-19 PICS – A Tale of Two Planes and Two Numbers! →

N.A.S Ft. Lauderdale Training Schedule for, Weds Dec 5th 1945.

One of the questions I've had since the start of my investigation, and one subject I haven't seen addressed very thoroughly is: How many planes were in the air that day. How many were in the air after or concurrently with the 14:10 take off of Flight- 19? How many other training or navigation problems flew out of Ft. … Continue reading N.A.S Ft. Lauderdale Training Schedule for, Weds Dec 5th 1945. →