There is new Evidence that Amelia may have made it to Gardner Island (now Nikumarro) and landed the plane there. She may have then died as a castaway.
Contrary to what you're told, there were a ton of people in the late 1930s and World War II era who were fairly certain Earhart did NOT perish in the water or end up on Gardner Island. To begin with, do you honestly think that any pilot with sense flies without an alternate landing spot? IF she missed Howland Island, she was just going to fly around WITHOUT a contingency plan? The last thing most pilots want to do is ditch on the water because...
@AvengerII ... if you don't come in just right you WILL kill yourself on the water -- it's like hitting a brick wall. A better alternative is heading in a direction where you are BOUND to find land.
Officialdom has been real cagey about the Earhart story since 1937. The eyewitness stories from the Marshalls and Saipan have been dismissed a bit too quickly. The lack of evidence for the "official" story argues for closer looks on Saipan and in the National Archives.
I've often wondered why they haven't recreated the flight using a reproduced Lockheed Electra 10, carrying the same anount of fuel, flying at the same time of year, fly the same flightpath, and just run the damn plane dry and see where you wind up? Earharts plane should be there.
@laurierken Doesn't work like that. For starters, Earhart and Noonan's flightpath SHOULD have taken them to Howland, but they couldn't find the island ... if you plan to fly the same route in a recreated Lockheed, how can you possibly know where/when they went off course, how far they missed the island by, and how/where they flew while searching for it?
Ok... So now that they've determined in close proximity where she was it is almost certain she went down in the sea. Her discovery would be second to none the best adventure quest ever save for the Titanic. Who has the resources?
There is new Evidence that Amelia may have made it to Gardner Island (now Nikumarro) and landed the plane there. She may have then died as a castaway.
stphinkle 6 months ago
@stphinkle WHO says Earhart and Noonan ended up on Gardner? Ric Gillespie? They haven't found crap on that island that supports their theory!
You really have to read up on this story yourself and begin to understand the official story of Earhart's end just doesn't add up.
a) No floating debris ever found; b) No plane located at the bottom of the sea near Howland Island!
2 companies have searched around Howland Island in the ocean depths and they found jack! That means the plane...
AvengerII 3 weeks ago
@AvengerII ... ended up elsewhere.
Contrary to what you're told, there were a ton of people in the late 1930s and World War II era who were fairly certain Earhart did NOT perish in the water or end up on Gardner Island. To begin with, do you honestly think that any pilot with sense flies without an alternate landing spot? IF she missed Howland Island, she was just going to fly around WITHOUT a contingency plan? The last thing most pilots want to do is ditch on the water because...
AvengerII 3 weeks ago
@AvengerII ... if you don't come in just right you WILL kill yourself on the water -- it's like hitting a brick wall. A better alternative is heading in a direction where you are BOUND to find land.
Officialdom has been real cagey about the Earhart story since 1937. The eyewitness stories from the Marshalls and Saipan have been dismissed a bit too quickly. The lack of evidence for the "official" story argues for closer looks on Saipan and in the National Archives.
AvengerII 3 weeks ago
omg i thought people lived there lol
Ms123lovely 7 months ago
according to google earth howland island is North 0 degrees West 176. So this is like a corner of the earth
superpleiadian 10 months ago
Great video. I never fully realized just how small it is.
PihaSandDunes 1 year ago 3
this video os awesome
irvykinneas 1 year ago
Sounds like you need St Christopher, St Lucy, St Anthony, and St Joseph on this one :) Good luck with your endeavors :)
lismi22 1 year ago
well between these guys and the pople over at TIGHAR something hAS to come up. more evidence then ever,
bigben1986 1 year ago
I've often wondered why they haven't recreated the flight using a reproduced Lockheed Electra 10, carrying the same anount of fuel, flying at the same time of year, fly the same flightpath, and just run the damn plane dry and see where you wind up? Earharts plane should be there.
laurierken 2 years ago 4
@laurierken Doesn't work like that. For starters, Earhart and Noonan's flightpath SHOULD have taken them to Howland, but they couldn't find the island ... if you plan to fly the same route in a recreated Lockheed, how can you possibly know where/when they went off course, how far they missed the island by, and how/where they flew while searching for it?
eon57 3 months ago
How amazing to see the same view as Amelia! Great video. I really felt like I was looking through her eyes.
NatureBreak 2 years ago 2
Ok... So now that they've determined in close proximity where she was it is almost certain she went down in the sea. Her discovery would be second to none the best adventure quest ever save for the Titanic. Who has the resources?
landis444 2 years ago
wow... that is sad
FlyinRyans35 2 years ago
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