Amelia Earhart's Plane - Possible Discovery

[Jimbeaux]

Maybe they are onto something. This is more about news of a famous woman and mystery than an airplane, so I placed it on this forum as opposed to the Plane, trains, etc.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/20/reports-new-s...

[Eric Mc]

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

[Jimbeaux]

Eric Mc said:

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

You got that right. However, the part about many agreeing that the pic is of landing gear from an Electra, isn't that a bit more specific?

[KrazyIvan]

What again, if I ever meet her, she's getting a slap from me for not staying at home and thinking fluffy kittens

"Women, know your place"

[Eric Mc]

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

You got that right. However, the part about many agreeing that the pic is of landing gear from an Electra, isn't that a bit more specific?

Might be.

Has the piece survived so it can be checked?

[Ayahuasca]

The photo was taken in 1937, stuck in a reef. Reefs, waves and seawater do horrible things to aluminium so I doubt it survived in a recognisable state.


Maybe once they find Amelia Earhart's Electra they could have a go at finding Amy Johnson's Airspeed Oxford.

[Steameh]

Strange that if they made it to the Island the British colony there in 38 didn't unearth anything. Unless they did and assumed it was from the previous SS Norwich City that wrecked there 10 years earlier

[Jimbeaux]

Eric Mc said:

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

You got that right. However, the part about many agreeing that the pic is of landing gear from an Electra, isn't that a bit more specific?

Might be.

Has the piece survived so it can be checked?

I believe it is underwater according to the article. The fellow that found the Titanic agrees "on the science" of it.

[Jimbeaux]

Steameh said:

Strange that if they made it to the Island the British colony there in 38 didn't unearth anything. Unless they did and assumed it was from the previous SS Norwich City that wrecked there 10 years earlier

That is an interesting thought.

[Eric Mc]

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

You got that right. However, the part about many agreeing that the pic is of landing gear from an Electra, isn't that a bit more specific?

Might be.

Has the piece survived so it can be checked?

I believe it is underwater according to the article. The fellow that found the Titanic agrees "on the science" of it.

If the piece still exists, that should enable them to find out categorically whether it came from a Lockheed 10 Electra or some other type of aircraft.

If it has a part number/serial on the undercariage leg, then they might even be able to link the component to a specific aircraft.

It's an interesting line of investigation.

[Asterix]

I thought Dirk Pitt had already found it!

[Jimbeaux]

Asterix said:

I thought Dirk Pitt had already found it!

Good ole' Dirk.

[Jimbeaux]

Eric Mc said:

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

Jimbeaux said:

Eric Mc said:

I think every island in the Pacific seems to have a piece of Amelia Earhart's aeroplane (or her clothing).

You got that right. However, the part about many agreeing that the pic is of landing gear from an Electra, isn't that a bit more specific?

Might be.

Has the piece survived so it can be checked?

I believe it is underwater according to the article. The fellow that found the Titanic agrees "on the science" of it.

If the piece still exists, that should enable them to find out categorically whether it came from a Lockheed 10 Electra or some other type of aircraft.

If it has a part number/serial on the undercariage leg, then they might even be able to link the component to a specific aircraft.

It's an interesting line of investigation.

It appears the State Department is going to fund the hunt IIRC.

[matchmaker]

Asterix said:

I thought Dirk Pitt had already found it!

No - it was Larry Daley in "Night at the Museum 2"

[princealbert23]

A mate of mine met her and reckoned she was a lovely lady- unlike Amy Johnson who he said was rude and obnoxious

[anonymous-user]

KrazyIvan said:

What again, if I ever meet her, she's getting a slap from me for not staying at home and thinking fluffy kittens

"Women, know your place"

I heard two female pilots from different airlines talking to each other on the radio over the atlantic recently. There they were, two females skippers, battling through the night storms and doing a great job warning everyone else about what was happening.

After they had finished very professionally discussing the bad weather up ahead and what levels they were flying at, some bloke said "who's doing the dishes" another guy said "another broken home". They weren't best pleased.

[Digga]

princealbert23 said:

A mate of mine met her and reckoned she was a lovely lady- unlike Amy Johnson who he said was rude and obnoxious

My nan went to school with Amy Johnson - she was really nice though.

Where's the waaay O/T button?