Susano Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR). Tall, slender, blonde and brave, Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Her final resting place has long been a mystery. For years, Richard Gillespie, TIGHAR’s executive director and author of the book "Finding Amelia," and his crew have been searching the Nikumaroro island for evidence of Earhart. A tiny coral atoll, Nikumaroro was some 300 miles southeast of Earhart’s target destination, Howland Island. A number of artifacts recovered by TIGHAR would suggest that Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, made a forced landing on the island’s smooth, flat coral reef. More: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/23/amelia-earhart.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2009-10/amelia-earthart.jpg[/img More: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/23/amelia-earhart.html Well, I'll wait for more proof...but for a Pulp game ...I'm sticking with Amelia being held by the Japanese as a suspected spy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Well' date=' I'll wait for more proof...but for a Pulp game ...I'm sticking with Amelia being held by the Japanese as a suspected spy![/quote'] I'd heard there was some evidence to support that, but hardly conclusive. But it probably makes for a better game.... Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that for a pulp game, there are all kinds of possibilities...alien abduction, portal to another dimension, Cthullhu rising.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Long Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Bah, clearly she crashed on K'hull Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? I await further developments with interest. There have been a number of theories about her fate, some plausible and others less so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? "The reason why they found a partial skeleton is that many of the bones had been carried off by giant coconut crabs. There is a remote chance that some of the bones might still survive deep in crab burrows" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? "The reason why they found a partial skeleton is that many of the bones had been carried off by giant coconut crabs. There is a remote chance that some of the bones might still survive deep in crab burrows" Even if a large area centred on where the body was originally found can be thoroughly excavated, I'm not optimistic about results. Can get lucky, I suppose. But, from what I recall seeing elsewhere (recent Discovery Channel special covering this particular theory), there may not be that much left to recover. The partial skeleton found included most of the bigger and more recognizable bones - skull, pelvis, a lot of the ribs and vertebrae, femurs, etc.. Still, if she was there, it raises the question of Fred Noonen's remains, and her plane presumably came down nearby as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? I don't know whether it is particularly relevant, but I saw a poster for a new movie about Amelia Earhart coming soon . I wonder what conclusions the makers of THAT will draw concerning her (and Fred Noonan's) ultimate fate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? It was aliens. I seen 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? It was aliens. I seen 'em. But obviously they didn't see YOU or you would be gone to the same place that SHE did ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? But obviously they didn't see YOU or you would be gone to the same place that SHE did ! Unless he's an alien too. Or maybe one of their minions. (Now there's an emoticon that is really needed - basically Mr Spock raising one eyebrow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Unless he's an alien too. Or maybe one of their minions. (Now there's an emoticon that is really needed - basically Mr Spock raising one eyebrow). Agent Susano to Alpha Centauri 1... they're on to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbriar Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Somebody call David Vincent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Susano's initial post is the one that has the most compelling evidence for her fate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristopher Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? A small but very sad tragedy. I always find myself wishing they had made it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Hilary Swank's playing Ameila Earhart in the new movie. The trailer is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? Sorry about the thread necromancy, but there may be some video footage of the remains of Amelia Earhart's plane. Story here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Re: Earhart’s Final Resting Place Found? TIGHAR's Home Page - http://tighar.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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