Amelia Earhart's Plane found

[mrloudly]

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Earhart_Wreck...

Would be good to put the mystery of her disappearance to bed.

[Simpo Two]

'Local sources told the newspaper the existence of the wreck has been known for years'


Seems odd. General thoughts are that they ran out of fuel and crashed/ditched in the sea. She wasn't very au fait with radio IIRC.

[Waynester]

Let's hope so, would close the book on all the consperiency theorists and allow their memories to RIP.
Courageous lady.

Shame the shrieks of 'wreck ownership' are raising their ugly heads!

[Blatter]

errm, not if you read this ABC news article

[Eric Mc]

Her aeroplane is found, on average, once every two years.

[Flintstone]

ABC Article said:

Even more incredibly they say there is gold bullion on board and that a giant snake is guarding the wreck.

Typical kanaka bullst. That part of the world is full of thieves and thugs.

[ben5575]

15 year old thread bump as I couldn't find any other mention of it.

This is a great story if it turns out to be her plane and not a coconut tree. Link below from 5 days ago. They've now arrived on the island:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3y0e871rk4vo (story from 5 days ago, they're now on the island)

[Simpo Two]

Sadly there are many brave aviators from the interwar years at the bottom of various oceans, having pushed their luck until something went wrong.

[Yertis]

On the basis of that satellite photo I'll be staggered if that's the remains on an Electra. The 'Taraia Object' looks nothing like any wrecked aeroplane I've ever seen, but exactly like some random tree trunks.

May be wrong, but for now I'm filing this along with 'buried Spitfires'.

[itsallyellow]

Its not vissible on google maps

[Yertis]

itsallyellow said:

Its not vissible on google maps

When I looked at the the island on GM, only a couple of days ago, the site of the supposed aeroplane wreck was pinned. Now it is not.

The satellite pic in the BBC article looks nothing like an aeroplane though, to my eyes.

[Castrol for a knave]

Simpo Two said:

Sadly there are many brave aviators from the interwar years at the bottom of various oceans, having pushed their luck until something went wrong.

St Exupery would agree

[Eric Mc]

Castrol for a knave said:

Simpo Two said:

Sadly there are many brave aviators from the interwar years at the bottom of various oceans, having pushed their luck until something went wrong.

St Exupery would agree

St Exupery didn't die on pre-war long distance record attempt type flight.

He died flying a Lockheed F-5 (the recce version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning) on a mission during World War 2.

[Yertis]

Yertis said:

On the basis of that satellite photo I'll be staggered if that's the remains of an Electra. The 'Taraia Object' looks nothing like any wrecked aeroplane I've ever seen, but exactly like some random tree trunks.

As I thought. Humans have an amazing capacity to see what they want to see.

[Castrol for a knave]

Eric Mc said:

Castrol for a knave said:

Simpo Two said:

Sadly there are many brave aviators from the interwar years at the bottom of various oceans, having pushed their luck until something went wrong.

St Exupery would agree

St Exupery didn't die on pre-war long distance record attempt type flight.

He died flying a Lockheed F-5 (the recce version of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning) on a mission during World War 2.

I know, but he was not exactly known for doing touch and go circuits at Sherburn aerodrome

[Eric Mc]

I thought you were commenting that he was one of those pioneers who disappeared on a route proving flight.

Many did, of course, but not the great St Ex.

[5 In a Row]

Yertis said:

Yertis said:

On the basis of that satellite photo I'll be staggered if that's the remains of an Electra. The 'Taraia Object' looks nothing like any wrecked aeroplane I've ever seen, but exactly like some random tree trunks.

As I thought. Humans have an amazing capacity to see what they want to see.

The thread title should probably change!

[Castrol for a knave]

Eric Mc said:

I thought you were commenting that he was one of those pioneers who disappeared on a route proving flight.

Many did, of course, but not the great St Ex.

No, in fact, it was even more tragic that he was lost on such a routine flight

They have now found his plane haven't they?

[Eric Mc]

Yes - it was located a few years ago.

[hidetheelephants]

ben5575 said:

15 year old thread bump as I couldn't find any other mention of it.

This is a great story if it turns out to be her plane and not a coconut tree. Link below from 5 days ago. They've now arrived on the island:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3y0e871rk4vo (story from 5 days ago, they're now on the island)

They're doomed to be disappointed, it's probably on Papua New Guinea.