The list of aircraft below represent a wide range of bizarre and mysterious disappearances.  Many have vanished within sight of land, while on radar and while just about to touch down at runways. Others have vanished over shallow water. Some have been in radio communication, saying their equipment was acting erratic, or that a “weird object” was harrassing them.  Sometimes an unusual object was seen in the aftermath of a disappearance. On a few occassions a minor piece of debris was  found—in one case,  containing an unexplained “magnetic particle.” One thing is the same for them all— they vanished without reason.

   The following list is not compiled from “Saturday afternoon mystery magazine” reading or old books. All are based on official documentation, from the NTSB, Coast Guard, Air Force and Navy and many foreign achives. The evidence, gleaned by Gian J. Quasar over the last 13 years,  has led to the first serious book to be published on the subject of the Bermuda Triangle in 25 years.

   An example of the disturbing circumstances involved in some of the disappearances can be gleaned from these articles.

   Somewhere Between                           Oddities & Enigmas             Delta Sierra Juliet & Ocho-cero 1978 & 1980 (disappearances compared)

   McGraw-Hill, which usually does not publish in the genre of the “unexplained,” did not hesitate to bring Gian Quasar’s ground breaking book  to a quick publication in Hardcover.  Detailed information about the incidents below can be found in his book, and must be taken seriously.  

1942

TBF Avenger: after leaving Cheery Point, NC on patrol.

PBY Catalina

1943

TBF Avenger

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

Lockheed PV-1 Ventura

PB4Y Privateer

PV-1 Ventura

PV-1 Ventura

1944

PBY Catalina

PB4Y Privateer

SBD-5 Dauntless

PBY-5A Catalina

1945

Privateer

B-24 Liberator

1947

1948

NC16002 and N407D

1949

Star Ariel

1950

Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat

Grumman F9F-2 Panther

1952

Curtis C-46

1953

TV-2 Texan

1954

1956

1960

1961

“Pogo 22” A  SAC B-52

1962

Tyler 41 A KB-50 tanker

1963

1965

For civil aircraft disappearances between 1964 and 1977, please go to Aircraft Damage and Injury Index Presumed. I am still looking for “Briefs” and Civil Aeronautic Board reports for civil aircraft between the 1940s and 1977. If you have any information or hold some of these reports, please email me here.

1978

Aero Comm. 680

Ted Smith 601

Cessna 172

Cherokee Arrow III

Beech Queen Air

Piper Navajo

Piper Chieftain

Piper Aztec

1979

Beech Musketeer

Beech E18s

Cherokee Arrow

Cessna 150J

Aero Comm. 500

Piper Aztec

Beech D50B

Piper Aztec

1980

Beech 58 Baron

Ercoupe 415D

1981

Beech Bonanza

1982

Piper Turbo Arrow

Beech H35

Piper Navajo

Beech Queen Air

1983

Cessna T-210-J

Cessna 340A

1984

Cessna 402B

1985

Cessna 337 Skymaster

Cessna Centurion

Piper Cherokee Lance

Piper Cherokee

1986

Piper Navajo

Twin Otter

1987

Cessna 402C

Cessna 401

Cessna 152

1988

Beech Queen Air

1990

Cessna 152

Piper Cherokee

1991

Piper Comanche

Grumman Cougar

1993

Cessna 152

1994

Piper Cherokee 6

Piper Aztec 

Cherokee Warrior II

1996

Aero Comm. 500-B

1998

Piper Cherokee Archer

1999

Aero Commander 500

2000

Cessna 150

2002

Piper Pawnee