Photos may solve Earhart mystery

A lot of this reminds me of the POW/MIA scams that followed the Vietnam war . . . it’s about separating good-hearted, gullible people from their money.

But they did find Larry Thorne remains in Laos where they did not fly ( supposed to be flying ).

A lot of this reminds me of the POW/MIA scams that followed the Vietnam war . . . it’s about separating good-hearted, gullible people from their money.

Topspeed … there is extensive explanation on the Tighar website about why they believe Gardiner Island is credible.

If you’re wondering about this, you really should read it, then form your own conclusions as many have. Some believe, others don’t. I simply don’t know.

TIGHAR argues it is using scientific method, i.e. gather and analyse everything known, develop a hypothesis that explains all that you have (and is internally consistent), then test the hypothesis. This is what they’re doing (and in that regard their actions are consistent). The debate is the credibility of the evidence … and therefore an allegation that fund raising for this purpose is a misuse of people’s funds and faith in the organisation.

For Nikumaroro Island read Gardiner Island, the island which is the subject of the now identified survey photo strip

It is 640 km from their intented destination.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikumaroro

My locig says they may have tried to head for area where there are more islands to find one to survive.

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More info; http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/MapsandPhotos/maps/Nikumap.html

Interesting stuff via Facebook:

Okay,…moral dilemma. Our team feels strongly that TIGHAR uses unscientific methods and questionable promotions in order to dupe thousands of followers out of millions of dollars. The story of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan’s disappearance is compelling, but Ric Gillespie and his methods give legitimate aviation archaeology a black eye. Are we wrong to point this out? Should we just take a live and let live attitude? You tell us…….

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/24/amelia-earhart-island-photos-castaway_n_3492636.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl5%7Csec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D335930&utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

For Nikumaroro Island read Gardiner Island, the island which is the subject of the now identified survey photo strip

How far from the original course to Howland Island is this Nikumaroro Island ?

That article sounds a lot like a true happening here in Lappland in the 60ies. A 5 year old girl wandered of from her home some 90 km north by foot. She had been searched from 70 km distance in wilderness from her home. Week later she was found dead foot stuck in a river beds rocks and hand on a root of a tree..drowned in foot of water…two days later as the search was put out. Eating berries and drinking water from a river. A blue wool sweater was found found first and an intence search was started again..just to find little Anja girl dead.

I keep wondering why thast object on the reef in th shipwreckphoto was not investigated at that time. Surely it was still big news – Missing Amelia – and if that was a piece of the Electra then all stops would have been pulled out to investigate that. After all it was only a year after she went missing.

I agree…it was in all the papers…but I thought the same thing about Glenn Miller’s disappearance. Turns out an RAF crew knew all along that they saw a UC-64 on the day in question.
That shook my faith in people: noticing things and or putting 1 + 1 together.

Plough

My comment was, to an extent, tongue-in-cheek.

I do not believe that TIGHAR’s search has any credibility. But then I don’t believe the Burma search has any credibility, either!

Rather, I was suggesting that we know the Earhart incident certainly happened. Thus; Amelia, Fred and one Electra (or the mortal remains thereof) are possibly out there somewhere. Which is a good deal more than can be said about Burma.

I keep wondering why thast object on the reef in th shipwreckphoto was not investigated at that time. Surely it was still big news – Missing Amelia – and if that was a piece of the Electra then all stops would have been pulled out to investigate that. After all it was only a year after she went missing.

It still has more credibility than Burma.

I am not sure that it does. TIGHAR have spent many years (and a lot of other peoples money) searching where the Electra almost certainly isn’t.

When presented with some very well researched and persuasive evidence of the actual whereabouts the remains of this aeroplane, they moved very quickly to pour scorn on it.

Call me a cynic, but they give me the distinct impression that there is no real intention of finding anything, other than a continued income stream for the TIGHAR hierarchy to fund trips to tropical islands.

Credibility is one they have a severe lack of.

At this point, I’m rather tired of the entire subject.
I do wish someone, anyone would find her if for no other reason than to make TIGHAR go away for many years.

Yes, I’m sure they’re nice people who started off with the best of intentions, but after so many yeas of…”we almost…” and more appeals for yet another cruise to the South pacific, they’ve turned me off them completely.

I met them once and was unimpressed. They were on about it then and that was 20 years ago. I find them completely uncredible

At this point, I’m rather tired of the entire subject.
I do wish someone, anyone would find her if for no other reason than to make TIGHAR go away for many years.

Yes, I’m sure they’re nice people who started off with the best of intentions, but after so many yeas of…”we almost…” and more appeals for yet another cruise to the South pacific, they’ve turned me off them completely.

Midst all the hysteria over freckle cream, turtle bones and the like, other groups have also been carrying out searches. The New England group is mentioned above.

The Waitt Foundation have also been investigating the ludicrous theory that she may have run out of fuel and crashed into the ocean somewhere near Howland Island. Crazier still – they’ve even done a fair bit of research. The link below is their search grid

http://searchforamelia.org/final-grid

I think some kind of MAD is currently in play in Burma….

Is there a known credible search area, however large, we know she came down in or is it `could be anywhere`?
If a credible search area do we know how large that area is?
I’m wondering if she came down in the sea could the aircraft be found using MAD technology?

A fellow “brat” in the 84th Entry at Halton has also been searching, take a look at his search; http://www.electranewbritain.com/Page1.htm

The mystery of the Orient!

The ‘Indiana Jones’ effect.

If it was a myth centred on Europe or North America all would declare such a quest as risible. Put the focus of the hunt in some far-away / remote / exotic location and it suddenly all becomes credible.

How does the old football song go “here we go, here we go …”

Must be something about the Far East and the Pacific that brings out the desire for fruitless obsessions.