Originally posted by Dakor: I really don't care about this rather poor historical pilot... when compared to the likes of Lindbergh's wife....
His wife in the US, or his mistress in Germany??
Well golly gee, I wonder...
Anne Lindbergh received numerous honors and awards throughout her life in recognition of her contributions to both literature and aviation. In 1933, she received the U.S. Flag Association Cross of Honor for having taken part in surveying transatlantic air routes. The following year, she was awarded the Hubbard Medal by the National Geographic Society for having completed 40,000 miles (64,000 km) of exploratory flying with her husband, Charles Lindbergh, a feat that took them to five continents. In 1993, Women in Aerospace presented her with an Aerospace Explorer Award in recognition of her achievements in and contributions to the aerospace field.[1][12]
She was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame (1979), the National Women's Hall of Fame (1996), the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey, and the International Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame (1999).[1]
July 11, 2017, 09:31 PM
CoinRoller
Charlie, The book you refer to was written by Fred Goerner, who was a CBS investigative reporter. Published 1966- fascinating read with well-researched background. His theory was the same as the History Channel's, namely that they beached the plane on a Marshall Island atoll, then were held by the Japanese at Saipan.
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July 11, 2017, 10:15 PM
dubya
Some of know where she is....
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July 11, 2017, 10:21 PM
parabellum
Very good
July 11, 2017, 10:40 PM
ElToro
it makes a good TV show. However, it is very compelling when dozens of seemingly unrelated people including old timers who have nothing to gain, all have relatively the same story.
July 11, 2017, 10:40 PM
whanson_wi
One of my uncles was on the Colorado when she was part of the original search. My uncle's dead, the ship is gone, and together they still stand a better chance of finding Earhart than the History Channel's "Top Men".
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July 12, 2017, 05:29 AM
Broadside
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Originally posted by ElToro: it makes a good TV show. However, it is very compelling when dozens of seemingly unrelated people including old timers who have nothing to gain, all have relatively the same story.
Repeat a lie long enough and loud enough and it becomes the truth.
July 12, 2017, 06:04 AM
SgtGold
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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: Wait. Did you say History Channel documentary? Didn't they tell me once that in 1939 Charlie Chaplin and his evil Nazi regime enslaved Europe and tried to take over the world but was stopped by UN (pronounced UuuNnn)? I think there were also dinosaurs involved.
Bro?! Where did you get your law degree, Costco?
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November 13, 2017, 01:54 PM
parabellum
See? And the shit is getting even more outlandish. Any reason at all to keep this dead story in the news, because it's click bait. It's about time for some more D.B. Cooper horse shit, too.
Aww fuck. She's crab shit! We'll never find her final resting place now.
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November 13, 2017, 02:07 PM
SIG4EVA
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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé: Wait. Did you say History Channel documentary? Didn't they tell me once that in 1939 Charlie Chaplin and his evil Nazi regime enslaved Europe and tried to take over the world but was stopped by UN (pronounced UuuNnn)? I think there were also dinosaurs involved.
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November 13, 2017, 02:10 PM
YooperSigs
I have to confess that stories like this interest me. I read everything I can on Earhart, Jack the Ripper and Zodiac. Earhart: After much study, I would say it is at least plausible she crash landed on Gardner (now Nukumaroro) Island, lived for a time and died. The only way to put the Gardner Island theory to rest would be to find and examine the "lost" skeleton. And crabs could have dined on her remains. Overwhelming evidence points to a water landing. End of story. And I agree that her reputation as a pilot was way overhyped. Noonan may have been a decent navigator if he was sober. And History Channel will be dredging up Zodiac again shortly. I would guess if IDed, they will find he is long dead.
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November 13, 2017, 02:13 PM
egregore
I thought she was found in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
November 13, 2017, 02:15 PM
Krazeehorse
Now they are pimping a show that claims to have new evidence 50 years after the fact that's going to blow the Zodiac case wide open. Give me a break.
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November 13, 2017, 02:32 PM
Phantom229
I care more about what happend to MH370 than Earhart.
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November 13, 2017, 02:37 PM
RHINOWSO
MH370 crashed just like Earhart.
November 13, 2017, 02:38 PM
darthfuster
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Originally posted by Butch 2340:
There she is!
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November 13, 2017, 03:00 PM
jhe888
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Originally posted by Gutpile Charlie: Back in the late 50's and early 60's I worked for a local photographer and part of my duties included all phases of darkroom work, i.e. film developing and printing. In the course of this, I worked with a WWII Sea bee vet in the darkroom as his swamper, i.e. I did the wet work while he ran the enlarger.
With knothing but hours to kill in the dark stories and life histories are exchanged many times.
While on Saipan during the war, he got to know a number of the locals and they told him accounts of seeing Earhart on Si-pain being held captive by the Japanese and that they had killed her there. About ten years later a book was published by an investigative reporter by the name of Grogan if I recall correctly. He went to Sipan and conducted his investigation with the locals and the story was essentially the same as I had heard years earlier. My friend was a guy that I would describe as a windy geezer, however I had no reason not to believe him and then after hearing another account that reinforced his, I was reasonably convinced that I had heard "the straight skinny". A number of years after that, I read a book that was based on artifacts being found on another island that was not even close to Saipan. This second book concluded that she and Noonan I died there of natural causes after surviving a while.
It is also possible your buddy brought back the same story that they have been telling on Saipan for years and later told the reporter. The two don't really corroborate each other. They could be the same story. Which may or may not be true.
I'm with those who thinks it will be hard to get convincing evidence and also who don't much care.
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November 13, 2017, 03:15 PM
46and2
Did you know that Bigfoot, ummm, *enthusiasts* use the word Squatching as a Verb?
As in: Hey, Delores, are you and Jimmy going squatching this weekend?
