FLIGHT 19: Six Aircraft, Twenty-Seven Men, Nothing Ever Found
FLIGHT 19: Six Aircraft, Twenty-Seven Men, Nothing Ever Found  
Podcast: Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Published On: Thu Aug 13 2026
Description: Five Navy bombers took off from Fort Lauderdale in December 1945 on a three-hour training flight, and the search for what happened to them has now run for eighty years.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/Flight19READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2cwkje7zFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: In 1945, “Flight 19” vanished in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida – and the mystery of what happened still terrifies aviators to this day. (The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19) *** Without any detectable history, how Septic Tank Sam wound up dead in Tofield, Canada, is a mystery. Till this day, the case has never been solved and Sam has never been identified. (Septic Tank Sam) *** The Cherokee recall a white-skinned race that lived on their lands before they arrived. This group of very unusual beings were known as the Moon-Eyed people. (Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee) *** A mother discovers she has missed a call… from her dead son. (Call From a Ghost) *** Would you dare to drive the haunted Devon highway? (Where Hairy Hands Grab At Your Steering Wheel) *** What would you do if you moved into a serial killer’s home and couldn’t break your lease once you found out? (House of Horrors) *** On April 3, 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri – or was he? (The Man Who Would Be Jesse James) *** A young girl’s quiet night of reading in bed is turned upside down when she is attacked by an unseen phantom! (The Summer I Didn’t Sleep) *** A convicted killer is hung on the gallows… twice. (A Moment of Agony)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = The Foreboding00:00:41.227 = Show Open00:03:03.309 = The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 1900:12:10.723 = Septic Tank Sam00:19:07.164 = House of Horrors ***00:22:31.350 = The Summer I Didn’t Sleep00:27:28.625 = Moon-Eyed People Of The Cherokee00:31:14.364 = Call From A Ghost00:33:31.662 = A Moment of Agony00:40:15.464 = Where Hairy Hands Grab At Your Steering Wheel ***00:49:08.158 = The Man Who Would Be Jesse James01:06:54.863 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakSOURCES and RESOURCES:“Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee” by Ellen Lloyd for AncientPages.com: http://bit.ly/2VcDc5H“Call From a Ghost”: (unknown author, link no longer exists)“Septic Tank Sam” by Les Hewitt for HistoricMysteries.com: http://bit.ly/2ZYmqpJ“Where Hairy Hands Grab At Your Steering Wheel” by Guy Henderson for DevonLive.com: http://bit.ly/2LqghiH“The Mysterious Disappearance of Flight 19” by Evan Andrews for History.com: http://bit.ly/2Lqgtyr“House of Horrors” by Jessica Ferri for TheLineUp.com: http://bit.ly/2ZYoi1u“The Man Who Would Be Jesse James” by Troy Taylor for AmericanHauntingsInk.com: http://bit.ly/2DP4Rii“The Summer I Didn’t Sleep” from YourGhostStories.com: http://bit.ly/2GUVkaa“A Moment of Agony” by Robert Wilhelm for MurderByGaslight.com: http://bit.ly/2JiF3ie(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Originally aired: May 04, 2019