Pilot's Lost Flight
Historical Account★★★★December 5, 1945. Experienced World War II veterinarian leading a routine navigational flight out of Fort Lauderdale, make this practice bombing and head north to the Grand Bahama. At 3:45, pilot Charles Taylor said, ‘We’re off course. I can’t see land.’ They lost contact with the tower for 10 minutes. Another voice says, ‘We can’t find West.’ 20 minutes of silence followed by hysteria over messaging system: ‘We can’t tell where we are. It looks like we’re entering water. We’re completely lost.’ Last heard from Flight 19.
Azelton, Kimberly; Hess, Mike; Mills, Philip, “How Choice Happens: Tools for Change” (AudioVerse teaching 41420).
The point
A historical account of a World War II-era flight that went missing, highlighting the dangers of losing direction and communication.