COME JOIN US ON DECEMBER 5!
71st Anniversary Flight 19 Memorial Ceremony
Free & open to the public
WHAT: The 71st Flight 19 Anniversary Memorial Ceremony
WHEN: Monday, December 5, 2016, at 1:00 pm
WHERE: NAS Fort Lauderdale Museum Building
National Register of Historic Places . A Florida Heritage Site
4000 West Perimeter Rd.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
The Memorial Ceremony is free and open to the public (rain or shine)
Free Admission . Free Parking . Handicap-accessible
- Showcase of WWII Vehicles
- 1942 Pirsch Fire Engine Truck
- Reenactors
- Color Guard
- Ceremonial, & WWII Period Music
- Refreshments to Follow
Flight 19 is an annual memorial ceremony. The ceremony commemorates the 14 crewmen from 5 Avenger airplanes, and the 13 crewmen from the Mariner rescue seaplane: a total of 6 aircraft and 27 men, all vanishing on the afternoon of 5 December 1945. Flight 19 began the legend 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, and a Florida Heritage Site. The ceremony also commemorates the 95 service members who died while training at Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale during 1942 – 1946. This memorial celebrates the heroes and heroines of World War II, while educating the public about the important role Florida played in training for the battlefield, and on the home front during the war.
DIRECTIONS:
From State Road 84 (Marina Blvd): Turn (south towards airport) on SW 4th Avenue (between the Armory and Walgreens). Drive past Snyder Park (on your right) the road ends here. Turn right (west) and travel parallel to I-595 which is above you. Drive to the last left entrance and go under 1-595. Follow the winding road which will take you past the airport runway. The Museum has two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot just past the museum's building.
From US-1 (Federal Highway): Travel on US-1 to State Rd. 84 (Marina Blvd), go west (the entrance to Port Everglades is east), and travel less than a mile to SW 4th Ave and then turn left (south, towards airport, between the Armory and Walgreens). Drive past Snyder Park (on your right) the road ends here. Turn right (west) and travel parallel to I-595 which is above you. Drive to the last left entrance and go under 1-595. Follow the winding road which will take you past the airport runway. The Museum has two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot just past the museum's building.
From Interstate 95 - Southbound: Take the Griffin Road Exit. Take a right on Griffin Rd (west) and drive to the traffic light at SW 30th Ave, where you will take another right. drive to the 4 way stop sign at SW 42nd St, and take another right to go over the bridge (the bridge goes over I-95). Drive to the end of the bridge and take an immediate left, and follow the winding road. Museum is the first building, on the right hand side. You will see two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot by museum's building.
From State Road 84 (Marina Blvd): Turn (south towards airport) on SW 4th Avenue (between the Armory and Walgreens). Drive past Snyder Park (on your right) the road ends here. Turn right (west) and travel parallel to I-595 which is above you. Drive to the last left entrance and go under 1-595. Follow the winding road which will take you past the airport runway. The Museum has two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot just past the museum's building.
From US-1 (Federal Highway): Travel on US-1 to State Rd. 84 (Marina Blvd), go west (the entrance to Port Everglades is east), and travel less than a mile to SW 4th Ave and then turn left (south, towards airport, between the Armory and Walgreens). Drive past Snyder Park (on your right) the road ends here. Turn right (west) and travel parallel to I-595 which is above you. Drive to the last left entrance and go under 1-595. Follow the winding road which will take you past the airport runway. The Museum has two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot just past the museum's building.
From Interstate 95 - Southbound: Take the Griffin Road Exit. Take a right on Griffin Rd (west) and drive to the traffic light at SW 30th Ave, where you will take another right. drive to the 4 way stop sign at SW 42nd St, and take another right to go over the bridge (the bridge goes over I-95). Drive to the end of the bridge and take an immediate left, and follow the winding road. Museum is the first building, on the right hand side. You will see two torpedoes in the front. You can park behind the building, along the fence, or in the parking lot by museum's building.
