TIGHAR’S SEARCH FOR EARHART- RIGHT REASONS, WRONG CONCLUSIONS
It appears Ric Gillespie of TIGHAR (The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery) is becoming a master at sleight of hand. I admire his ability to pull reasons to go back to Nikumaroro Island out of his….hat. The search for the “any Read more [...]
Amelia, Fred and the Lady Be Good
The last and final flight of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan ended with them dying on Gardner Island between the 7th and 9th of July, 1937 (according to the conclusion reached by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, TIGHAR, Read more [...]
Earhart’s Stepson-Crayola Connection
Did you know George Putnam Jr. (step-son of Amelia Earhart) was the heir to the Crayola Crayon (Binney) dynasty? Putnam talks about this in his video-taped interview entitled "Putnam Shares his Personal Memories" that Read more [...]
Earhart’s Disappearance- Is It Really a Mystery?
Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight ended in her controversial disappearance July 2, 1937. One must remember that she was attempting something that no one had ever tried before. Just like Pan Am instituting air service to the Philippines Read more [...]
The Mystery of Earhart’s Radio Calls – Why So Short?
Before Amelia Earhart disappeared on her last flight she let it be known to all concerned that she would be transmitting at a quarter past the hour. She also said she would listen on the hour and half hour. In 1937 aircraft radios were quite Read more [...]
Earhart’s Last and Final Flight: Navigational Error?
Nauru–Ice Cream Cone on the Pacific
5/18/12
The “Chater Report” contained in your extensive archive contains the evidence which my friend and I believe misled Mr. Noonan. The light at Nauru was telegrammed to be at an altitude of Read more [...]
Who Took The Electra 10E? The Japanese?
5/5/12
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) is planning an expedition to Nikumaroro, dubbed Niku VII. We wish them much success and sincerely hope they find the Electra and clear up this 75 year old mystery.
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The Mistake At Nauru
5/2/12
To understand the mistake in navigation we must first understand the method of plotting their position. Noonan knew he was in the vicinity of Nauru Island because he could see the light on the island.
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Why Did Earhart Miss her Target?
4/30/12
For seventy-five years the general thought associated with Amelia Earhart is she got lost, ran out of gas and crashed into the ocean. That is a rather simplistic and insulting resolution to the mystery behind the demise of one of Read more [...]
Fred Goerner & Earhart’s Max Range Airspeed Chart
4/27/12
This is a re-creation of the mission to photograph the Japanese mandated island of Truk Atoll outlined in Fred Goerner's 1967 book, The Search for Amelia Earhart, in chapter 23, page 311.
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