Bermuda Triangle: Flight 19

Flight 19 consisted of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers on a navigational training flight out of Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida U.S.A. They took off on 5th December 1945 headed out towards the Bahamas on a dummy bombing run unfortunately none of 14 airmen would ever return, and to compound the tragedy another 13 crewmen were lost aboard a PBM Mariner flying boat that had been dispatched to search for Flight 19.

There is voice recording evidence of a compass malfunction, but in all 5 planes? The flight instructor was very experienced, so what when wrong? No identifiable wreckage has ever been found, so what happened to Flight 19? Were they just another victim of the infamous Bermuda Triangle? What say you? Discuss...

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Wikipedia's take on the story
A Nat Geo Video presentation
Four possible explanations
Wreckage found?
Excerpts from Gian J. Quasar's book on the subject

Ancient Wonder: Stonehenge

A prehistoric monument located in the County of Wiltshire in England. This circle of stone has baffled many and been the focal point of debate and conjecture about the capabilities of our ancient relatives. Commonly thought to have been started circa 3000 BC this monument has been aligned to correctly identify important dates in the annual calendar. Also the stones weighing many tons were not available to be quarried locally, begging the question of how they got there and what manpower was required to set them in place? Was it an old calendar that doubled as an alter for druid sacrifices? Throw in a few Arthurian rumors and you have the quintessential prehistoric enigma.

So why? How? What for? What say you? Discuss...

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Wikipedia's take on the story
Some overhead plans of the site
Nat Geo article by James Owens
Prehistoric castle perhaps?
Ancient clinic?

Lost City: Atlantis

I believe there is one thing we can all agree on when it comes to Lost Cities, Atlantis is the poster child. Simply put, did it ever exist and if so, where?

We can thank Plato for kicking off this debate circa 360 BC, for he was the first to make recorded mention of the long lost seafaring superpower. It is a commonly held view that Atlantis was located in the Atlantic Ocean to the West of the Straights of Gibraltar. However some have found evidence that Atlantis may have been closer to Plato's Greek home.

So the questions. If, then where? And what of the lack of evidence from a formidable seafaring civilization? What say you? Discuss...

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Wikipedia's take on the story
The skeptics opinion
From the Museum of UnNatural Mystery
Reasons for and reason against
A short video presentation (8:17)

And lets not forget...
Some people think it is in the Bahamas, present day!

Ghost Ship: Mary Celeste

The Mary Celeste was a merchant ship found by the brigantine Dei Gratia, under full sail without crew on 4th December 1872 in the East Atlantic Ocean at 38" 20' N, 17" 15' W, having set out from New York bound for Genoa less than a month beforehand. With plenty of provisions on board and the vessel in prime sailing condition where had the crew gone? Was it the victim of a storm? Had there been a mutiny? Was disease the answer to this ghost ship conundrum? Or was it an insurance scam perhaps? What say you? Discuss...

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Wikipedia's take on the story
Some background from Anna Derks
The Ghost Hunters angle
Video presentation from a descendant of the Captain
The Seaquake camp

Missing Person: Lord Lucan

Lord Lucan disappeared early on the 8th November 1974 a day after the nanny of his children, Sandra Rivett, was found murdered at the residence of his ex-wife and three children at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, Belgravia, London SW1, UK. What happened that night? Where did he go? Are any of the sightings since plausible? What say you? Discuss...

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Wikipedia's take on the story
The "official" website
Extensive coverage by Rachael Bell
Daily Mail article from 9th Aug '07 on sightings of Lord Lucan
We can't forget the BBC! 7th March '05
Is Lord Lucan buying his own furniture? 11th March '09

And a little something from the ex-wife...
Lady Lucan's website