What happened
On a flight departing from Homestead AFB at 19:47 local time, an aircraft was en route to Cockburn Town, Turks & Caicos Islands. The flight was carrying a total of ten individuals, consisting of five crew members and five mechanics who were traveling to perform engine repairs on a C-119.
During the night, while the aircraft was in the cruise phase over the Bahamas, it vanished from radar tracking. No distress signals or emergency communications were received from the flight crew prior to the loss of contact. The final radio transmission was documented while the plane was positioned over the area near Crooked Island.
Following the disappearance, search and rescue operations were launched and continued for several days. Despite these efforts, no wreckage or survivors were located during the initial search period. On July 18, 1965, some debris from the flight was discovered on a beach on Acklins Island, Bahamas. The total number of fatalities is recorded as 10.
Findings
Official investigations concluded that there was insufficient evidence to identify the specific reason for the aircraft's disappearance.