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Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Waffle on October 15, 2003, 12:29:58 PM

Just heard on the radio that archeologist are looking at a grave near Tinian on the Mariana Islands believed to be Erharts and her navigators remains...

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Westy on October 15, 2003, 12:41:08 PM

Howzabout a link or two?


BLINK!

Never mind. got em for you....


http://www.kuam.com/news/story.asp?headline=7370


http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20031013/localnews/442241.html

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: gofaster on October 15, 2003, 01:19:45 PM

I'd read in a magazine several years ago that they'd recovered pieces of an aircraft on some island in the Pacific, including a navigator's table consistent with the type installed in Amelia Earhardt's Lockheed.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: WldThing on October 15, 2003, 01:34:19 PM

She was abducted by aliens... End of story.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: DmdNexus on October 15, 2003, 02:12:42 PM

She's in Argentina with Hoffa and Hitler.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Grimm on October 15, 2003, 02:36:43 PM

I will be interested to see if there is any truth in this...

Amelias family actually camps with us at Oshkosh.   We met a few years ago when the EAA was doing a special tribute.  They happened to Camp next to us and we got to know each other.  Now they are regulars and part of our camping circle.  

When I get home Ill shoot off an Email to them and see if they have heard anything.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: DiabloTX on May 12, 2005, 11:27:28 AM

It would seem the search will never end.  I have spent the last 4 hours or so reading through these websites.  There is so much about this last flight that is shrouded in mystery, you can sit here for days going through the information.  A totally fascinating mystery.

TIGHAR's website (http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/AEdescr.html)

Nauticos, claim to have 90% assurance they have found the plane. (http://www.raisingameliacorporation.com/about_RAC.html)

Be warned.  You can lose a lot of time reading all of the information.  Luckily for me, I am off today!

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Chairboy on May 12, 2005, 11:31:23 AM

See, now THIS is what happens when you rely on a handheld GPS for IFR navigation.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: DiabloTX on May 12, 2005, 11:35:18 AM

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Originally posted by Chairboy
See, now THIS is what happens when you rely on a handheld GPS for IFR navigation.

Yeah but Noonan's GPS was the more reliable analog type.  :)

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Chairboy on May 12, 2005, 11:37:11 AM

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Originally posted by DiabloTX
Yeah but Noonan's GPS was the more reliable analog type.  :)

Obviously not THAT much more reliable.

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: DiabloTX on May 12, 2005, 11:39:02 AM

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Originally posted by Chairboy
Obviously not THAT much more reliable.

Ooooohhh, another pilot blaming the equipment!!!!

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Seagoon on May 12, 2005, 12:06:41 PM

I thought it was because Kurt Tank didn't design their aircraft? :D

Title: Amelia Earhart found?
Post by: Drunky on May 12, 2005, 01:24:00 PM

I hope they did find her.  She still owes my five bucks.