Posted on 09/10/2016 4:34:24 PM PDT by Kaslin
DID Amelia Earhart survive her plane crash? This is the most likely theory, with evidence emerging that she was making contact for days after her plane disappeared.
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) believes Earhart safely landed her plane when it disappeared in 1937 and died as a castaway.
During a presentation in the US last month, TIGHAR’s Ric Gillespie backed up all of the group’s theories.
Earhart’s plane was last seen on the radar on July 2, 1937.
After becoming the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, she embarked on a mission to fly 47,000km around the world.
But on July 2 1937, four months after beginning her trip, she found herself in trouble.
She was flying at 375m looking for Howland Island, southwest of Honolulu, but was low on fuel.
It is believed she was not as close to the island as expected so she safety landed on another island, believed to be Nikumaroro, also known as Gardner Island, which is surrounded by a reef and about 640km southeast of Howland Island.
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Earhart had the reputation of being only an “adequate pilot.”
Her sex was more of a “qualification” than her skills. Was it her husband who encouraged her to become the world famous “aviatrix?” I think stories of the time say so.
I don’t think was deployed beyond initial testing sites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radar
First operationl American developed shipborne radar system USS New York 1939
As I recall that was when FDR went on the Internet to reassure the nation.
"On the radar" and "off the radar screen" could be considered as metaphors, but it's embarassing for a group that's supposed to be experts to make this kind of blunder.
One website, though, says that radio direction finding was available at the time and that could have made a contribution to tracking Earhart's progress.
“available” it was supplied GFE.
The only reason USCGC Itasca was at Howland was to provide a homing beacon for Earhart.
Bump for later
I really like your info on Noonan. I love aviation history!
Based upon your post I ordered Fred Groener’s book. Just finished it. Wow! My opinion of Amelia has sure changed. What a phenomenal lady and a true American hero. Clearly she was spying for the U.S. Navy when she crash landed in the Marshall Islands and the two of them were taken prisoner by the Japanese. They, and the airplane, were taken to Saipan where they were held, and interrogated for an extended period of time. They both died there either from torture or physical neglect. The senior US leadership was so embarrassed about the way this went down that numerous agencies covered it up including U.S. Navy, Dept of Interior, State Department and the President of the United States. One of the USMC officers (Wallace T. Greene) on Saipan led a detail that dug up an area outside a grave yard that had two skulls and bone parts. He went on to be Commandant of USMC and when interviewed couldn’t remember a thing about this happening.
I should read that book. A cover-up was very possible. As far as the “digging detail” goes, at least in the early sixties, when I was on Saipan, there were MANY remains still untouched from the battle there, especially on the north part of the island where locals were restricted due to remaining ammo dumps and land mines that had not been located yet. We could go there, and we did and found many remains and artifacts from the war. The Navy was still busy locating ammo dumps and destroying them. The Navy (and others) dumped huge stock piles of munitions that they did not want to take back from the battle.
It was interesting to chat with the small groups that did visit Saipan to see what they could find out about Ameilia and Noonan. Again, nothing, other than some comments from some of the locals about them. Hard to say.
thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Note: this topic is from . Thanks Kaslin.
Just some 2016 BS from Tighar. When the facts don't fit, you're full of ****.
Hi! I'm Fred Noonan, navigator for Amelia Earhart.
I've just flown almost all the way around the world, and Boy! are my arms tired!
Caught my attention also. Maybe RDF.
Amelia wanted the simple life. She faked the crash and then sneaked off to the Pacific Northwest to live happily ever after with Bigfoot.
Noonan was thought to be drunk the night before they left Lae.
“Last seen on radar in 1937?”
Of course. Brian Williams was the operator.
Yep. He personally sent the Baron von Richtofen out in a chase plane.
And Brian Williams was the one who shot down Admiral Yamamoto’s plane.
Arguably, her best album...and featured Larry Carlton on guitar and “Jaco” on bass.
I am so stealing that...
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