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Bones discovered on a Pacific island belong to Amelia Earhart
Bones discovered in 1940 once again have been scrutinized by a forensic computer program commonly used by forensic anthropologists across the globe. (www.stripes.com) Más...Isn't it about time that people understand some basics, Fred Noonan was no second rate navigator nor was AE a second rate pilot. The radio transmissions should be proof enough that they were no where near any island in sight. They took a calculated risk and came very close to success. It took a lot of skill to get as far as they did with the equipment of the day. These screw jobs and their theories should knock off with the crap and those who do not understand navigation should get educated before buying into this whole line of BS. Enough with the stupid conspiracy theories and the like.
It may be her. It may not. Where's MH370? And what does Putin have on your president tRump?
For anyone who believes the TIGHAR fantasy, try reading "Amerlia Earhart- The Mystery Solved", by Elgen Long.
It's pretty obvious to me that she ditched, probably northwest of Howland. Without GPS, that would be a tough flight to do today.
It would have been a long odds flight, if everything had gone perfectly. Unfortunately, it didn't. Among them:
-Had to leave Lae with one fuel tank only half full, because she needed the 100 octane fuel in it for the hot/humid takeoff in Lae (Only 87 octane available there).
-Higher than forecast headwinds.
-A pilot and crew that didn't understand how the HF radio/equipment worked. (some things never change......)
-Miscommunication over frequencies to be used, and at what times.
-During the search, it was discovered that the nav charts had Howland in the wrong place
- A low overcast north and over the island.
- The signal fire didn't put smoke in the air, where it could bee seen.
-Floatplanes from the USS Colorado flew over Gardner/Nikamuroro on July 9. How much water were they able to get off the airplane, assuming the even survived the ditching?. Could they survive a week on a raft with little or no water?
Then, didn't survive the ditching. A good chance she was knocked unconcious by striking her head against the radio control head, mounted just above the top edge of the windshield. No shoulder harnesses back then. Read "The First Team", and see how many F4F pilots sank with their airplanes after survivable ditchings, or had their faces rearranged by striking the gunsight.
Paul Allen would do the world a gigantic favor by running his research boat up to Howland, and continuing to sonar search north of the island.
Of course, this would drive the nails in the coffin of TIGHAR's little cottage industry.
It's pretty obvious to me that she ditched, probably northwest of Howland. Without GPS, that would be a tough flight to do today.
It would have been a long odds flight, if everything had gone perfectly. Unfortunately, it didn't. Among them:
-Had to leave Lae with one fuel tank only half full, because she needed the 100 octane fuel in it for the hot/humid takeoff in Lae (Only 87 octane available there).
-Higher than forecast headwinds.
-A pilot and crew that didn't understand how the HF radio/equipment worked. (some things never change......)
-Miscommunication over frequencies to be used, and at what times.
-During the search, it was discovered that the nav charts had Howland in the wrong place
- A low overcast north and over the island.
- The signal fire didn't put smoke in the air, where it could bee seen.
-Floatplanes from the USS Colorado flew over Gardner/Nikamuroro on July 9. How much water were they able to get off the airplane, assuming the even survived the ditching?. Could they survive a week on a raft with little or no water?
Then, didn't survive the ditching. A good chance she was knocked unconcious by striking her head against the radio control head, mounted just above the top edge of the windshield. No shoulder harnesses back then. Read "The First Team", and see how many F4F pilots sank with their airplanes after survivable ditchings, or had their faces rearranged by striking the gunsight.
Paul Allen would do the world a gigantic favor by running his research boat up to Howland, and continuing to sonar search north of the island.
Of course, this would drive the nails in the coffin of TIGHAR's little cottage industry.
The "oil can" used as a standard measurement of inseam appears different than today's gallon cans. I hope Science isn't being taken for a ride on this long, drawn-out story.