Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, a complex of over 200 buildings built on the site of Merle Fogg Field in 1942, served as one of a few specialty schools for training on the TBF/TBM Avenger torpedo bomber. Nineteen-year-old pilot Ensign George H.W. Bush, who later served as president of the United States, trained there in 1943 and spent several sessions in this building on a Link Trainer, a flight simulator commonly known as the "Blue Box" built by Link Aviation, Inc. On December 5, 1945, a routine training flight of five Avengers, Flight 19, disappeared into what became known as the Bermuda Triangle. In 1979, Navy veteran Allan McElhiney and a small group of aviation and history enthusiasts formed the NASFL Historical Association to save one building and restore it as a museum for the public to visit and learn about the important role the base played in winning the war. With the help of Broward County Commissioner Lori Parrish, the building was relocated to its present location in December 1999. Link Trainer Building #8 is the only remaining building from NASFL and the only military museum in Broward County.