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Week Ending November 18, 2005

H.RES.500 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of the 5 naval Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the naval Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19.

BRIEF

The Resolution preamble recalls the mysterious loss of five bombers over the so called Bermuda Triangle off the coast of Southeast Florida in 1945.

The story of Flight 19 is well documented in books and film but the answer of how those five planes and their crews totaling 14 airmen disappeared. Adding complexity to the mystery the rescue plane with 13 airmen was also lost while searching fro Flight 19.

The Resolution remembers the lost airmen and commends efforts over the years to solve the mystery and keep the memory of the lost flyers alive.

Sponsor: Representative Clay Shaw, Jr.

Vote: Passed House 420 to 2 November 16, 2005 (RC 597)

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

MORE INFORMATION

Whereas on December 5, 1945, the 5 Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19, originating at the Naval Air Station of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and its crew of 14 Navy airmen, disappeared;

Whereas the Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19, originating at the Naval Air Station of Banan River, Florida, and its crew of 13 Navy airmen, also disappeared on that date;

Whereas December 5, 2005, marks the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 19;

Whereas the loss of Flight 19 occurred during peacetime;

Whereas the disappearance of Flight 19 sparked one of the largest air and sea rescue searches in history covering over 250,000 square miles;

Whereas all investigations of the disappearance of Flight 19 have failed to recover any aircraft, debris, or remains;

Whereas there remain unanswered questions concerning the disappearance of Flight 19; and

Whereas there are continuing efforts with the latest technology to determine the location of the lost aircraft and crews: Now, therefore be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

(1) recognizes the 60th anniversary of the disappearance of the 5 naval Avenger torpedo bombers of Flight 19 and the naval Mariner rescue aircraft sent to search for Flight 19;

(2) honors the memory of the 27 Navy airmen lost in these disappearances;

(3) recognizes the historical significance of Flight 19;

(4) acknowledges continuing efforts to determine what caused these disappearances; and

(5) commends the Naval Historical Center for preserving the history of Flight 19.

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