It goes on( Amelia)

I spotted a turtle in the Pentland Firth – was it Amelia?….

Since when did Lockheed aircraft have fenders? (referred to in the picture caption)

I thought a fender was American parlance for a (car) bumper, or am I missing something?

Perhaps they mean a guitar?:diablo:

A puzzled and entirely unconvinced, Anon.

I don’t believe that Leo Fender was producing guitars in the ’30’s, but the Gibson bros were, and one of those was called Orville; coincidence? I think not!

Not forgetting the manatee* bone that turned up in an archaeological context in Oxford…

Adrian

*seriously!

{snip}

Still, at least no turtle bones to confuse the issue!

Wanna bet?

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Leathery.htm

Richard

So, Gillespie says he “doesn’t want to oversell it”

Really?

That’s a relief, then.

God forbid he ever goes looking for Amy. Can you imagine the human detritus, flotsam and jetsam etc, that pitches up in the Thames that will doubtless become definitely linked to her loss….?! Still, at least no turtle bones to confuse the issue!

Recent developments on the Tighar Forum

There have been two new developments on the Tighar Forum made by a contributor in New Zealand…

It may be recalled that New Zealand administered the Phoenix Group on behalf of the Empire…. (the Kiwis were the nearest to Gardner)

Point 1: The contributor has been reading the Auckland Star newspaper archives and in a memorable post cites the history of Gardner Island (now Nikumaroro) as being in receipt of many visits by mariners including whaling ships and points out that quite a few personages were lost on the island due to shipwrecks well before 1937 and in one instance 10 Crew were buried on the island….. so there are many sources for “bones”.

Point 2: The contributor today has posted two .urls from the Auckland Star which show that Dr. Berry’s Freckle Cream was on sale in NZ for 3 Shillings and 11 pence in the 1930’s and it must be remembered that in 1938 a NZ Survey party set foot on the island with surveying equipment which no doubt included a sextant but also may have included Dr. Berry’s cream because in NZ the cream was advertised not only for “freckles” but also for “sunburn”. So who is to say that some Kiwi Surveyor did not have a jar of Dr. Berry’s in his knapsack to protect his beak from the sun ? Hmmm ?

Tighar has been very quiet about Point 1 and Point 2 has only just hit the fan….

Food for thought.

RPM

Since when did Lockheed aircraft have fenders? (referred to in the picture caption)

If it was on a Harley–or a Triumph or BSA–it would be referred to as a fender, at least by U.S. bikers.

I do wish TIGAR would give it a rest.

I do wish commenters on this forum would give it a rest.

I’d assumed it referred to the ‘mud-guards’ behind the main-wheels.

In American English, a (car) fender is what UK people call wings.

Fender?!

Since when did Lockheed aircraft have fenders? (referred to in the picture caption)

I thought a fender was American parlance for a (car) bumper, or am I missing something?

Perhaps they mean a guitar?:diablo:

A puzzled and entirely unconvinced, Anon.

Speaking of the Sunderland, over on the other forum someone pasted an article showing a F-89 lost while chasing a “UFO” over Lake Superior in the 1950s.

The right wing was broken off cleanly, just like an unmade Revell kit. The canaopy was still in place and the fuselage was in one peice. Regardless of the fact it looked like a model and the obvious fact that a jet fighter hitting the water at any sort of speed would break up on impact, a few forum members still were making excuses that it could be real.
Some people just want to belive…in something, anything.

I do wish TIGAR would give it a rest.
In the current story that’s in the media today, Gillespie says..”We don’t want to oversell it”.
Rick, why change at this late date?

Now the Telegraph has discovered the story:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9485908/Amelia-Earhart-investigators-find-interesting-debris-field.html