What happened to Amelia Earhart?

Texguy

Texguy

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Interesting article on some new clues in the case. I didn't know anything about the story beforehand. It sounds like she crashed on Gardner Island and survived for a while, as they've found a woman's shoe thought to be hers, part of a skeleton of a woman her age, an aluminum panel and a piece of Plexiglass, quite possibly from her aircraft. The article mentions distress calls supposedly made by her after the crash.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=204bfa21-2589-40f9-a4be-23bf17897a1c&p=2
 
I lived on Tinian for a while in the Northern Marianas. The locals there claim she is buried on the island after spending some time as a prisoner. Who knows?
 
I think they'll figure it out one day. But she was an amazing person and one worth reading up on.
 
She was mistaken for a man and killed. Her bones were used as tools to help build the new Hilton hotel on the island.
 
yeah, ive just recently watched a doco on this on the national geographic channel. they are pretty certain the plane is in the reef on gardner island and are planning more expeditions if they can get the money...
Youd never know the worlds a big place. :)
 
You know, you think they would have solved every possible case of a lost airplane or ship by this time with Google Earth. I think I found my bike that got stolen in 3rd Grade the other day. Also very handy for spying on your old hometown and making sure it hasn't burnt down yet.
 
Sidious said:
I think they'll figure it out one day. But she was an amazing person and one worth reading up on.
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you should read bob bucks opinions on that one. he talks about somewhere in north star over my shoulder briefly.
 
casey said:
you should read bob bucks opinions on that one. he talks about somewhere in north star over my shoulder briefly.
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You beat me to it, Casey - I just read that recently and was pretty surprised.

Short version: Bob Buck didn't think much of her as a pilot.
 
killbilly said:
You beat me to it, Casey - I just read that recently and was pretty surprised.

Short version: Bob Buck didn't think much of her as a pilot.
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hmm... Ill have to read that. From all Ive seen and read she was pretty foward for her time.
 
She was a pioneer in her day, I'll give her that, but honestly I don't think she was all that great of a pilot.

*ducking from the incoming barrage from the Ninety-Nines......*
 
MQAAord said:
She was a pioneer in her day, I'll give her that, but honestly I don't think she was all that great of a pilot.

*ducking from the incoming barrage from the Ninety-Nines......*
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Out of curiosity, why do you say that? North Star was the first I'd ever read that questioned her piloting skills (and her personality, actually) - in reading that - I found myself realizing that "pioneer" does not equal "virtuoso" even though it's somewhat logical to make that assumption.

So what makes you say that? Genuinely curious.
 
She was a pioneer, in that in her day there were not many women pilots. So, her fame put in the minds of young girls that they too, could be pilots. That's a good thing! But, I can't compare her piloting skills to, say that of Chuck Yeager, who broke the freakin' sound barrier.

Here's an exerpt from Amelia's flying: "As Amelia was taking off from Luke Field near Pearl Harbor she over compensated for a dropped right wing and the plane swung to the left out of control. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft slide along the runway on its belly. Fortunately there was no fire but a great deal of damage was done to the plane."

I'd love to find more specifics, but every time I sit down to try I get interupted! Maybe later........
 
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