No actual burial - lost at sea - killed in action - Ensign - USNR
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The following was received from Find A Grave contributor Christie Trapp:
In "Our Bates Genealogy" it is reported that he died in the Bermuda Triangle while with the Naval Air Corps. It states that his plane and crew disappeared on a routine training flight and were all lost at sea.
The fact that he is listed as being a casualty and reported on https://www.accessgenealogy.com/montana/montana-ww2-nmcg-casualty-list-h-surnames.htm
Montana WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames
HANFORD, Howard Arthur, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Hanford, Fort Benton.
Same entry also appears on this website: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasStateMontana.htm
does confirm the fact that he died. However, there was no mention about where and when. His tombstone states he died in 1943.
There was a military training flight that disappeared without a trace in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle in December 1945, Flight 19, which is 2 years after Howard's date of death. Therefore, his disappearance is not part of the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle.
A lot of mysteries surround this area of the Atlantic, Flight 19 being one of them, but many of the mysteries may have other reasons for their disappearance -- pilot/navigator error, compass malfunction, cargo overload for capacity of the ship, running out of fuel, and other reasons.
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The following provided by Find A Grave contributor, Kolibri Forensics:
The information we have is: "Vicinity of Key West, FL Strike: Yes BUNO: 33229 Cause: Pilot took off from field at NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1250 Queen time. Base radio received "out" report at 1310 Queen. Flight was scheduled from bombing-training in gunnery area located in an area bearing 270 deg thru 360 deg True from Marquesas Keys. Flight was scheduled for return to NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1430 Queen. Plane failed to return. Exhaustive search for three days conducted with negative results"
An "out" report was what was called when the crew was entering the training area. NAAF Boca Chica is today called Naval Air Station Key West. "Queen" is a reference to the local time when the events happened being 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
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The following was received from Find A Grave contributor Christie Trapp:
In "Our Bates Genealogy" it is reported that he died in the Bermuda Triangle while with the Naval Air Corps. It states that his plane and crew disappeared on a routine training flight and were all lost at sea.
The fact that he is listed as being a casualty and reported on https://www.accessgenealogy.com/montana/montana-ww2-nmcg-casualty-list-h-surnames.htm
Montana WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames
HANFORD, Howard Arthur, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Hanford, Fort Benton.
Same entry also appears on this website: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasStateMontana.htm
does confirm the fact that he died. However, there was no mention about where and when. His tombstone states he died in 1943.
There was a military training flight that disappeared without a trace in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle in December 1945, Flight 19, which is 2 years after Howard's date of death. Therefore, his disappearance is not part of the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle.
A lot of mysteries surround this area of the Atlantic, Flight 19 being one of them, but many of the mysteries may have other reasons for their disappearance -- pilot/navigator error, compass malfunction, cargo overload for capacity of the ship, running out of fuel, and other reasons.
..........
The following provided by Find A Grave contributor, Kolibri Forensics:
The information we have is: "Vicinity of Key West, FL Strike: Yes BUNO: 33229 Cause: Pilot took off from field at NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1250 Queen time. Base radio received "out" report at 1310 Queen. Flight was scheduled from bombing-training in gunnery area located in an area bearing 270 deg thru 360 deg True from Marquesas Keys. Flight was scheduled for return to NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1430 Queen. Plane failed to return. Exhaustive search for three days conducted with negative results"
An "out" report was what was called when the crew was entering the training area. NAAF Boca Chica is today called Naval Air Station Key West. "Queen" is a reference to the local time when the events happened being 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
No actual burial - lost at sea - killed in action - Ensign - USNR
..........
The following was received from Find A Grave contributor Christie Trapp:
In "Our Bates Genealogy" it is reported that he died in the Bermuda Triangle while with the Naval Air Corps. It states that his plane and crew disappeared on a routine training flight and were all lost at sea.
The fact that he is listed as being a casualty and reported on https://www.accessgenealogy.com/montana/montana-ww2-nmcg-casualty-list-h-surnames.htm
Montana WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames
HANFORD, Howard Arthur, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Hanford, Fort Benton.
Same entry also appears on this website: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasStateMontana.htm
does confirm the fact that he died. However, there was no mention about where and when. His tombstone states he died in 1943.
There was a military training flight that disappeared without a trace in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle in December 1945, Flight 19, which is 2 years after Howard's date of death. Therefore, his disappearance is not part of the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle.
A lot of mysteries surround this area of the Atlantic, Flight 19 being one of them, but many of the mysteries may have other reasons for their disappearance -- pilot/navigator error, compass malfunction, cargo overload for capacity of the ship, running out of fuel, and other reasons.
..........
The following provided by Find A Grave contributor, Kolibri Forensics:
The information we have is: "Vicinity of Key West, FL Strike: Yes BUNO: 33229 Cause: Pilot took off from field at NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1250 Queen time. Base radio received "out" report at 1310 Queen. Flight was scheduled from bombing-training in gunnery area located in an area bearing 270 deg thru 360 deg True from Marquesas Keys. Flight was scheduled for return to NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1430 Queen. Plane failed to return. Exhaustive search for three days conducted with negative results"
An "out" report was what was called when the crew was entering the training area. NAAF Boca Chica is today called Naval Air Station Key West. "Queen" is a reference to the local time when the events happened being 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
..........
The following was received from Find A Grave contributor Christie Trapp:
In "Our Bates Genealogy" it is reported that he died in the Bermuda Triangle while with the Naval Air Corps. It states that his plane and crew disappeared on a routine training flight and were all lost at sea.
The fact that he is listed as being a casualty and reported on https://www.accessgenealogy.com/montana/montana-ww2-nmcg-casualty-list-h-surnames.htm
Montana WW2 NMCG Casualty List – H Surnames
HANFORD, Howard Arthur, Ensign, USNR. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Arthur Hanford, Fort Benton.
Same entry also appears on this website: http://www.naval-history.net/WW2UScasStateMontana.htm
does confirm the fact that he died. However, there was no mention about where and when. His tombstone states he died in 1943.
There was a military training flight that disappeared without a trace in the vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle in December 1945, Flight 19, which is 2 years after Howard's date of death. Therefore, his disappearance is not part of the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle.
A lot of mysteries surround this area of the Atlantic, Flight 19 being one of them, but many of the mysteries may have other reasons for their disappearance -- pilot/navigator error, compass malfunction, cargo overload for capacity of the ship, running out of fuel, and other reasons.
..........
The following provided by Find A Grave contributor, Kolibri Forensics:
The information we have is: "Vicinity of Key West, FL Strike: Yes BUNO: 33229 Cause: Pilot took off from field at NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1250 Queen time. Base radio received "out" report at 1310 Queen. Flight was scheduled from bombing-training in gunnery area located in an area bearing 270 deg thru 360 deg True from Marquesas Keys. Flight was scheduled for return to NAAF Boca Chica, Florida at 1430 Queen. Plane failed to return. Exhaustive search for three days conducted with negative results"
An "out" report was what was called when the crew was entering the training area. NAAF Boca Chica is today called Naval Air Station Key West. "Queen" is a reference to the local time when the events happened being 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
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