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I always found the Amelia Earhart mystery intriguing. What do you think happened to her?
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What a question! Since no solid evidence exists (to the best of the public's knowledge), I'm going with my gut to guess what happened. Usually what makes sense is pretty close to the truth.
Okay, so the last transmissions received from Earhart signaled that she was just about out of fuel, and that she was lost. This last part led many to believe she crashed into the ocean, and is in a watery grave somewhere.
I, on the other hand, think that knowing in advance what her fuel situation was, and realizing that she had veered off course, Earhart knew she couldn't make the landing at her original destination, Howland Island. So she and Noonan scouted for any sight of land. And they found it - Nikumaroro Island. They managed some form of landing and lived on the Island for a short time, eventually succumbing to a mysterious cause of death--either from injuries sustained during the landing, starvation, or....who knows?
This theory is based on recent research into Nikumaroro Island where, in the 1940s, human remains and a castaway camp were found. The remains have since been lost. But many artifacts still remain - many of which are women's items dating from the early-mid 1930s. They are currently being DNA tested.
There were also theories that some (faint, garbled, and unconfirmed) distress calls may have come in from Earhart or Noonan (her navigator) AFTER her disappearance. Some are hoaxes, but what if some weren't?
Hopefully someday we'll know if I was right. Right or wrong, I just hope someday we know the truth.
Okay, so the last transmissions received from Earhart signaled that she was just about out of fuel, and that she was lost. This last part led many to believe she crashed into the ocean, and is in a watery grave somewhere.
I, on the other hand, think that knowing in advance what her fuel situation was, and realizing that she had veered off course, Earhart knew she couldn't make the landing at her original destination, Howland Island. So she and Noonan scouted for any sight of land. And they found it - Nikumaroro Island. They managed some form of landing and lived on the Island for a short time, eventually succumbing to a mysterious cause of death--either from injuries sustained during the landing, starvation, or....who knows?
This theory is based on recent research into Nikumaroro Island where, in the 1940s, human remains and a castaway camp were found. The remains have since been lost. But many artifacts still remain - many of which are women's items dating from the early-mid 1930s. They are currently being DNA tested.
There were also theories that some (faint, garbled, and unconfirmed) distress calls may have come in from Earhart or Noonan (her navigator) AFTER her disappearance. Some are hoaxes, but what if some weren't?
Hopefully someday we'll know if I was right. Right or wrong, I just hope someday we know the truth.
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I think the theory that Amelia Earhart and so-pilot landed on Nikumaroro is plausible and also await the DNA results. Certainly DNA testing not so long ago on a member of the British Royal family related to the Russian Royal family confirmed that remains buried in a ditch in Ekaterinenberg were indeed the Royal family and Princess Anastasia did not survive the mass killing.
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Agreed. Even if I'm wrong, I just hope we know something soon.
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Amelia Mary Earhart (pronounced /ˈɛərhɑrt/ AIR-hart); (July 24, 1897 – missing July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
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There was a persistent rumor at the time of Earhart's disappearance, that she may have been a U.S. spy on a mission to gather information on the Japanese—and was shot down, captured and imprisoned by Japanese forces.
The U.S. Centennial of Flight website says:
"There are many theories surrounding the controversial disappearance of the plane on July 2, 1937. The most commonly accepted theory is that the fliers got lost, ran out of gas, and went down somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. However, as war between the United States and Japan was imminent, there were rumors that Earhart had been on a spy mission for the United States and was supposed to photograph Japanese military installations. This theory says that she crash-landed and was captured by the Japanese, who imprisoned or executed her. A third theory was that her disappearance was staged to allow the U.S. Navy to conduct a search in the South Pacific."
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/earhart/EX29.htm
The U.S. Centennial of Flight website says:
"There are many theories surrounding the controversial disappearance of the plane on July 2, 1937. The most commonly accepted theory is that the fliers got lost, ran out of gas, and went down somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. However, as war between the United States and Japan was imminent, there were rumors that Earhart had been on a spy mission for the United States and was supposed to photograph Japanese military installations. This theory says that she crash-landed and was captured by the Japanese, who imprisoned or executed her. A third theory was that her disappearance was staged to allow the U.S. Navy to conduct a search in the South Pacific."
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/earhart/EX29.htm
Simple, she ran out of gas and couldn't make it to a refueling point. She didn't have the benefit of radar tracking so getting a decent estimate on where she went down wasn't possible.
It is a shame to lose such a fighting and enterprising spirit. She went way before her time and could have accomplished a lot more. Perhaps if she had waited a little before attempting the feat she could have had better technical support.
It is a shame to lose such a fighting and enterprising spirit. She went way before her time and could have accomplished a lot more. Perhaps if she had waited a little before attempting the feat she could have had better technical support.
Well that's an easy one, and in spite of the many conspiracy theories and romantic soap operas that have sprung from her disappearance it's quite simple to assume that Earhart and crew simply got disoriented in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, ran out of fuel, had to ditch their aircraft and subsequently drowned.
Larger and more modern aircraft have been lost without a trace in the ocean.
Larger and more modern aircraft have been lost without a trace in the ocean.
Although Amelia's body was never found, in my opinion her plane must have encountered engine failure, or that she ran into extremely bad weather conditions which downed her plane. Such a tragic loss to the aviation world and society in general. May she rest in peace wherever her remains may lie.
Amelia Earhart vanished nearly 70 years ago, but her fate remains one of the nation's great mysteries.
The pioneering aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937, as she was flying an equatorial route around the globe. The official U.S. position is that she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, ran out of gas and went down in the Pacific.
But conspiracy buffs begin with the premise that she was a spy captured by the Japanese. Maybe she died. And maybe she survived, living out her life anonymously. Which brings us to Rollin C. Reineck and his new book.
"Strange indeed for one civilian, contemplating a stunt flight around the world, to have involved the entire U.S. government, up to and including the president of the United States," he wrote in "Amelia Earhart Survived," published this month by the Paragon Agency. "It is little wonder that the thought of conspiracy enters into the Earhart research.
"Reineck, 83, is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who lives in Kailua, Hawaii. He was 17 when Earhart disappeared, and he has spent the last 32 years trying to prove his theory that she survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands, more than 2,000 miles from Hawaii. He believes she was captured by the Japanese, secretly repatriated, and lived out her life under the name Irene Craigmile Bolam.
The pioneering aviator disappeared on July 2, 1937, as she was flying an equatorial route around the globe. The official U.S. position is that she and her navigator, Fred Noonan, ran out of gas and went down in the Pacific.
But conspiracy buffs begin with the premise that she was a spy captured by the Japanese. Maybe she died. And maybe she survived, living out her life anonymously. Which brings us to Rollin C. Reineck and his new book.
"Strange indeed for one civilian, contemplating a stunt flight around the world, to have involved the entire U.S. government, up to and including the president of the United States," he wrote in "Amelia Earhart Survived," published this month by the Paragon Agency. "It is little wonder that the thought of conspiracy enters into the Earhart research.
"Reineck, 83, is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who lives in Kailua, Hawaii. He was 17 when Earhart disappeared, and he has spent the last 32 years trying to prove his theory that she survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands, more than 2,000 miles from Hawaii. He believes she was captured by the Japanese, secretly repatriated, and lived out her life under the name Irene Craigmile Bolam.
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