NAS JACKSONVILLE  
Board of Investigation 7 December 1945
(Flight 19)

AVENGERS
Squad ID  Type   	Bur#   	Eng#
FT-3      TBM-1C	45714	34619	Bossi, Thelander, Baluk 
FT-28*    TBM-3   	23307 	124575 	Taylor, Parpart, Harmon
FT-36     TBM-1E  	46094 	66287 	Powers, Thompson, Paonessa	
FT-81     TBM-1C  	46325 	63207 	Gerber, Lightfoot
FT-117    TBM-1C  	73209 	34191 	Stivers, Gruebel, Gallivan

PILOTS & CREW

FT-3	Joseph Tipton Bossi, Ensign(A1)			USNR	470677
		Herman Arthur Thelander, Seaman1C	USNR	758 44 37
		Burt Edward Baluk, Jr., Seaman1C	USNR	714 91 50

FT-28 	Charles Carroll Taylor, Lt.(A1) 		USNR	114685
		Walter Reed Parpart, AvRad3C    	USNR	714 19 16
		Robert Francis Harmon, AvOrdnanceman3C	USNR	711 02 11

FT-36	Edward Joseph Powers, Jr., Capt.		USMC	09789
		Howell Orrin Thompson, StaffSgt.	USMC Reserve	499181
		George Richard Paonessa, StaffSgt.	USMC		805639

FT-81	Forrest James Gerber, 2ndLt.    		USMC Reserve	047223
		William Earl Lightfoot, Pvt1C   	USMC	519803

FT-117	George William Stivers, Capt.   		USMC	010959
		Robert Peter Gruebel, Pvt.	      	USMC Reserve	563782
		Robert Francis Gallivan, Sgt.   	USMC	359343

ASSIGNED COURSE - Departed 1410

The organized overwater navigation training flight assigned to Flight 19 on 5Dec1945 was 
USNAS, FtLaud, FL, navigation problem # 1:
(1)	depart 26 degrees 03 minutes north and 80 degrees 07 minutes west
	fly 091 degrees (T) distance 56 miles to Hen and Chickens Shoals to conduct low level bombing
	after bombing continue on course 
	091 degrees (T) for 67 miles
(2)	fly course 346 degrees (T) distance 73 miles
(3)	fly course 241 degrees (T) distance 120 miles
	then returning to USNAS, FtLaud, FL.