Star Ariel

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British South American Airways G-AGRE Star Ariel was one of two Avro Tudor 4 passenger aircraft to go missing in the Bermuda Triangle, a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.

On January 17th, 1949, the Star Ariel disappeared. After take-off, her pilot, Capt. J. C. McPhee, radioed in the following reports;

"I DEPARTED FROM KINDLEY FIELD AT 8:41 A.M. HOURS. MY ETA AT KINGSTON 2:10 P.M. HOURS. I AM FLYING IN GOOD VISIBILITY AT 18,000 FT. I FLEW OVER 150 MILES SOUTH OF KINDLEY FIELD AT 9:32 HRS. MY ETA AT 30° N IS 9:37 HRS. WILL YOU ACCEPT CONTROL?"

And later;

"I WAS OVER 30° N AT 9:37 I AM CHANGING FREQUENCY TO MRX."

Those were the last transmissions from the Star Ariel, and she was never heard from again. No sign of debris, oil slicks, or wreckage were ever found. These two incidents later prompted the use of the Tudor 4 aircraft to be discontinued. The two disappearances, along with the disappearance of US Navy Flight 19, gave added fuel for speculation into supernatural events of the Bermuda Triangle.


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