Aviation Patch: Bermuda Triangle LARGE GMAN Patch w/Free Postage in USA

Description

Bermuda Triangle Mystery DC-3 Patch
This LARGE (3.57 x 5.5 inches) GMAN Emblem aviation-themed patch (FREE domestic shipping) is part of a series that depicts historic moments in aviation (see my other listings for sale, patches will be posted when available).  Generally, this new series has various subset themes including:
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Unsolved Mysteries in Aviation
(Hindenburg, Pan Am 7, DB Cooper, N844AA, MH370, Bermuda Triangle, etc.)
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Law Enforcement Engagement
(UNABOMBER, Richard McCoy hijacker, Pan Am Clipper Pearl Harbor, Glasgow Airport Attack, Duquesne Spy Ring, Metrojet 9268 bombing, Jack Graham/UA 629 bombing, DB Cooper, etc.)
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B-314 Pan Am Clipper History
(First Pacific routes, Pearl Harbor/Hilo, Honolulu Clipper sea rescue, steward arrested for spying for Germans, etc.)
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Famous moments in aviation
(KAL 007 shot down by Soviets, Lindbergh, Earhart, etc.)
They make a unique, beautiful conversation piece when framed together. Mix and match the various patches.  Obviously, some patches fall under multiple themes.
Details on the patch:
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Manufactured through GMAN Emblems.
Top quality, great reputation.
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Size:
LARGE 3.75 x 5.5 inches (approximate). About 1.5 times the size of most round 4” patches.
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Condition:
New, from non-smoker household
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Threads:
Multi-thread, bright threads that really add life to the patch
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Photos:
Normal light (not as bright) and with flash (very bright image) images posted. Shot with both flash and non-flash to allow you to see the quality of the patch in different light sources.  Please be aware that the non-flash is more often representative of the colors of the patch which again is often very beautiful.
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Variations:
The photos are stock.  Minor variations will occur between each patch naturally due to thread placement at factory.  No patch will be shipped to you that does not meet the quality of the image taken.
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100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Positive feedback encouraged and appreciated!
Note:
Some may recognize that six patches from the series draw upon ones that were once used to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a major US law enforcement agency.  Those original six GMAN Emblem patches are no longer available, but occasionally pop up for sale on EBay.  The copyright holder received numerous requests for these, but because he did not want to reissue them with agency affiliation (to maintain their collectability as an anniversary set), he has used his original designs for those six patches for this series…and is creating new patches too.
Read about the incidents depicted on the patches on the internet to learn more about them.  Here is an article from the internet:
Bermuda Triangle Mystery DC-3 (Source: Wikipedia)
The disappearance of a Douglas DST airliner, registered NC16002, occurred on the night of 28 December 1948 near the end of a scheduled flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida. The aircraft carried 29 passengers and 3 crew members. No probable cause for the loss was determined by the official investigation and it remains unsolved.
Captained by pilot Robert Linquist, assisted by co-pilot Ernest Hill and stewardess Mary Burkes, the aircraft ended its Miami-San Juan leg at 19:40 EST on 27 December. Linquist informed local repair crewmen that a landing gear warning light was not functioning and that the aircraft batteries were discharged and low on water. Unwilling to delay the aircraft's scheduled takeoff for Miami for several hours, Linquist said the batteries would be recharged by the aircraft's generators en route.
Linquist taxied NC16002 to the end of runway 27 for takeoff, but stopped at the end of the apron due to lack of two-way radio communication. Though capable of receiving, Linquist reported to the head of Puerto Rican Transport, who had driven out to the aircraft, that the radio could not transmit because of the low batteries. After agreeing to stay close to San Juan until they were recharged enough to allow two-way contact, NC16002 finally lifted off at 22:03. After circling the city for 11 minutes, Linquist received confirmation from CAA at San Juan and told the tower that they were proceeding to Miami on a previous flight plan.
The weather was fine with high visibility, but the aircraft did not respond to subsequent calls from San Juan. At 23:23, the Overseas Foreign Air Route Traffic Control Center at Miami heard a routine transmission from NC16002, wherein Linquist reported they were at 8,300 ft (2,500 m) and had an ETA of 04:03. His message placed the flight about 700 mi (1,100 km) from Miami. Transmissions were heard sporadically throughout the night by Miami, but all were routine.
At 04:13, Linquist reported he was 50 mi (80 km) south of Miami. The transmission was not heard at Miami but was monitored at New Orleans, Louisiana, some 600 mi (970 km) away, and was relayed to Miami. The accident investigation report  issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board said the pilot may have incorrectly reported his position.
Miami weather was clear but the wind had moved from northwest to northeast. The accident investigation report said Miami transmitted the wind change information but neither Miami nor New Orleans "was able to contact the flight" so it is unknown whether NC16002 received it. Without this knowledge the aircraft could have drifted 40–50 mi (64–80 km) off course, which widened the search area to include hills in Cuba, the Everglades and even Gulf of Mexico waters.
On January 4, 1949 two bodies were found 80-90 kilometers south of Guantanamo Bay Cuba[3] It is unknown if this was connected to the missing plane.
Nothing further was heard from Linquist and the aircraft has never been found. In subsequent years, researchers into unexplained disappearances have included the flight among others said to have disappeared in what came to be termed the Bermuda Triangle.
A plane similar to the DC-3 has been found by divers in the Bermuda Triangle. It is possible that this is the aircraft that was lost, however it is impossible without certain parts and registrations to be certain.