Flight 19 Ceremony

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

70th Anniversary Flight 19 Memorial Ceremony
Saturday, December 5, at 1:00 pm
at the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum Building

Open to the Public
National Register of Historic Places
Showcase of WWII Vehicles (1942 Pirsch Fire Truck, Willys MB's)
Reenactors, Color Guard, Ceremonial Music
Refreshments to Follow

Flight 19 is an annual memorial ceremony. 2015 not only marks the 70 year anniversary of the end of World War II in 1945, but also the 70th anniversary of Flight 19's disappearance. The ceremony commemorates the crewmen from the 5 TBM Avenger airplanes, and the Mariner rescue plane, all vanishing on 5 December 1945. Flight 19 began the myth of the Bermuda Triangle, and is one of the great aviation mysteries. The Memorial Ceremony is a public event celebrated on the grounds of the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. It commemorates the service members who died while training at Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale during 1942 – 1946. The memorial also celebrates the heroes and heroines of World War II while educating Floridians about the important role Florida played in training for the battlefield and on the home front during the war.

The Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida designated December 5, 2015 as "Flight 19 Memorial Day" in Broward County.
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4000 West Perimeter Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
(954) 359-4400
www.nasflmuseum.com