Brett

So they're holding it because they keep hearing, we're going to be able to triangulate these guys, right?

So the message that allowed them to triangulate this was the message where Taylor refused to change his frequency.

That was the message that was picked up by enough bases along the coast of Florida that they were all able to get a directional reading and based on all their different directional readings, triangulate together to figure out within a hundred mile radius where they were.

Where the flight was.

That's when they were to figure that out.

Because of that transmission.

The one where he said he wouldn't change.

But because he didn't change, they couldn't tell him that.

If he had changed to the emergency frequency, they could have radioed him, we know exactly where you are, head west.

But because he didn't change his frequency, they couldn't do that.

Now, there have been people who have said they should have just tried, they should have just sent this message out, head west, head west, like over and over, just a blind call.

Maybe they should have.

But they don't actually have any contact with him, so there's no reason to believe that had any chance of success.

All they're hearing are these sort of garbled transmissions, and they can't make contact with any of them.

So shortly thereafter at 6.20, Taylor is picked up one final time, seemingly preparing the squadron for a crash landing at sea.

He tells them all planes close up tight.

We have to ditch unless landfall.

When the first plane drops below 10 gallons, we all go down together.

And the plan here is we can't wait until the engine runs out because at that point there's no control over this plane.

And these planes were like flying vans, basically.