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Stray from regular reads with Black Sheep books. Feel a rush with every read! Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Bowman, Chris, 1990- author. Title: Flight 19 : Lost in the Bermuda Triangle / by Chris Bowman. Other titles: Flight nineteen Description: Minneapolis, MN : Bellwether Media, Inc., 2020. | Series: Black Sheep: Paranormal Mysteries | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019003840 (print) | LCCN 2019018242 (ebook) | ISBN 9781618916662 (ebook) | ISBN 9781644870945 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781618917324 (pbk. : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Bermuda Triangle--Juvenile literature. | Aircraft accidents--Bermuda Triangle--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC G558 (ebook) | LCC G558 .B68 2020 (print) | DDC 001.94--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019003840 This edition first published in 2020 by Bellwether Media, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Bellwether Media, Inc., Attention: Permissions Department, 6012 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343. Text copyright © 2020 by Bellwether Media, Inc. BLACK SHEEP and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Bellwether Media, Inc. SCHOLASTIC, CHILDREN’S PRESS, and associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. Editor: Christina Leaf Designer: Andrea Schneider Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, MN. Clear Skies 4 In Trouble 8 Lost! 14 Searching for Answers 20 Theories Behind the 22 Disappearance Glossary 23 To Learn More 24 Index 24 Red text identifies historical quotes. December 5, 1945: The pilots and crew of Flight 19 prepare for their training mission in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The five TBM Avenger planes will fly east to practice droppingtorpedoes . Then they will fly north before returning home. Captain Powers, are the planes ready? They’re loaded up and fully fueled! 4 Lieutenant Charles Taylor leads Flight 19. He is in charge of four other pilots and nine crew members. Good. Looks like a great day to fly. Flight 19 will fly east for about 140 miles. Then it will head north for around 85 miles before turning back to the base. GRAND BAHAMA N FORT W E LAUDERDALE S HEN AND CHICKEN SHOALS 5 2:10 p.m.: Flight 19 takes off! The mission begins smoothly. Flight 19 completes the practice exercises. Then the planes continue flying on their planned route. 6 But soon, their luck runs out. 3:40 p.m.: Back in Fort Lauderdale, Lieutenant Robert Cox overhears Captain Powers, what confused messages on his radio. is your compass reading? I don’t know where we are. We must have got lost after that last turn. 7 You’ve Just Finished your Free Sample Enjoyed the preview? Buy: http://www.ebooks2go.com .

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