“19飛行中隊(duì)”,也就是人們所熟知的“失蹤的巡邏隊(duì)”,由美國(guó)海軍五架“復(fù)仇者”魚雷轟炸機(jī)組成,該編隊(duì)在1945年12月5日從羅德達(dá)爾堡起飛執(zhí)行一項(xiàng)任務(wù)時(shí)神秘失蹤,沒有留下任何痕跡。該飛行中隊(duì)的27名成員在那天夜里全部無影無蹤,其后執(zhí)行搜尋任務(wù)的“馬丁水手”水上飛機(jī)也失蹤了。
難道他們被吸進(jìn)了時(shí)間隧道?難道他們成為傳說中的大西洋城亞特蘭帝斯帝國(guó)的獵物?或者被斯皮爾伯格在電影《第三類親密接觸》所描述的那樣被綁架到了另一個(gè)星系?本月,美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過了一項(xiàng)決議,向海軍上尉查里斯泰勒和“19飛行中隊(duì)”成員授予勛章。美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)的這一舉措引起了很大爭(zhēng)議。來自佛羅里達(dá)州的一名叫克萊肖的共和黨眾議員表示,這項(xiàng)決議是為了幫助這些飛行員的家人過好以后的生活。肖說:“這里發(fā)生了本該在富有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的飛行員身上不該發(fā)生的事情?;蛟S有一天我們將會(huì)知道究竟發(fā)生了什么,以避免這種神秘事件不再發(fā)生。” 1945年所進(jìn)行的調(diào)查得出了這樣一個(gè)結(jié)論:泰勒這位經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的戰(zhàn)斗飛行員迷失了方向,導(dǎo)致他的巡邏中隊(duì)的飛機(jī)燃油耗盡,最終葬身大西洋巴哈馬群島及其北部海域。但迫于泰勒家人的壓力,法院最終修改了最初的裁決,同意不對(duì)該案作出最終結(jié)論,直到找到足夠的證據(jù)。 [/color] ![]() 這一神秘事件充分支持了人們長(zhǎng)久以來所持的一個(gè)觀點(diǎn),那就是有一種可怕的力量潛伏波多黎哥、百慕大和邁阿密所圍成的三角區(qū)域,海員和飛行員冒險(xiǎn)進(jìn)入該地區(qū)往往遭遇不測(cè)。事實(shí)似乎也“證明”了這一個(gè)觀點(diǎn):自1945年,數(shù)百艘船只和一千多人在這片150萬平方英里的海域內(nèi)失蹤。其中包括數(shù)十艘堅(jiān)固的船只和飛機(jī)。在最近的一起事件中,2003年10月一對(duì)父子在他們的漁船上神秘失蹤。11月3日當(dāng)人們發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的船只被海水沖到卡納維拉爾角,此事再度讓人們聯(lián)想到了所謂的時(shí)空隧道。 Bermuda Contrary to popular misconception, Bermuda isn't a tropical paradise. On this Atlantic island 508miles due east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, you will find neither towering mountains, glorious rain forests, nor exotic volcanoes. Instead, pastel cottages, quaint shops, and manicured gardens are the markers of a more staid, suburban way of life. The speed limit is 20mph (although many drivers go faster),golf and tennis are popular pastimes, most visitors are over 40years old ,restaurants and shops are expensive, and casual attire in public is frowned upon. Bermuda's history is closely tied to England's and that of the United States. The crew of the Sea Venture, whose wreck on Bermuda during a hurricane in 1609began the settlement of the island, was actually on its way to Jamestown, Virginia.(William Shakespeare drew on the accounts of the survivors for The Tempest, written in 1611.)In the centuries since then , Bermuda has been a remarkable barometer of the evolving relationship between the United States and Britain. In 1775, Bermuda was secretly persuaded to give gunpowder to George Washington in return for the lifting of a trade blockade that threatened the island with starvation .In the War of 1812, Bermuda was the staging post for the British fleet's attack on Washington, D.C. When Britain faced a national crisis in 1940,it gave the United States land on Bermuda to build a Naval Air Station in exchange for ships and supplies. In 1990,Prime Minister Thatcher and President Bush held talks on the island ![]() 所謂百慕大三角(The Bermuda Island)是指北起百慕大群島,南到波多黎各,西至美國(guó)佛羅里達(dá)州這樣一片三角形海域,面積約一百萬平方公里。由于這一片海面失蹤事件疊起,世人便稱它為“地球的黑洞”、“魔鬼三角”近幾十年來陸續(xù)有神秘災(zāi)難事件發(fā)生,如1945年有5架轟炸機(jī)在此失蹤,1968年一架C132客機(jī)失蹤,奇怪的是凡失事的飛機(jī)、艦船及人員,均找不到殘賅和尸體 |
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