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Post by Lesa on Mar 6, 2005 0:11:24 GMT -6
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Post by Joxcenia on Mar 6, 2005 22:25:34 GMT -6
The TV show Unsolved Mysteries did a story on this where someone claimed that the two were taken captive and then executed by enemy soldiers. 
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Post by guru on Mar 10, 2005 9:34:52 GMT -6
There was a documentary on either the History or Discovery Channel that built an excellent case for the captured-and-killed theory. Records of the event were recovered from the Japanese Imperial Army ... but hushed up by U.S. Army Intel because of why the plane was flying over the island where it was shot down.
Amelia and Fred were asked to divert their flight plan so they could look for military activity on the island.
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Post by Rejean on Apr 2, 2005 1:18:53 GMT -6
They just didn't make it.
Unexpected weather conditions, they ran out of fuel experienceing headwinds. Communication failure. Radio out, unable to receive or transmit. Poor distance reception over vast area. (I was once a merchant marine radio operator, and even in the 60's/70's have had "dead radio areas" due to distance and/or atmospherics in the South Pacific.
Long shots: Noonan reputedly had drinking problems, and Earhart was supposedly a poor radio operator.
I don't buy the theory that they landed on the wrong island and were captured by the Japanese Army. I would have been a great propaganda coup for the Japanese...they could accuse the US of spying, or could make brownie points by being A&N's rescuers.
BUT...some US intelligence agency (possibly the US Navy) may have asked them to keep their eyes open if trhey overflew certain places They used to do this when I was at sea, always asking for info about ports and harbours in (former) Communist countries. Sometimes they even gave out free camera film to ship's officers.
Still, just IMHO. It doesn't matter now. Rest in Peace, brave aviators.
Rejean
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Post by Senara on Jul 2, 2005 18:52:02 GMT -6
I watch too much X-files, so of course I had to vote 'abducted by aliens'. I did a report on her in fourth grade and I honestly don't remember what they said happened to her. It wasn't very informative, more like "and she dissappeared". Anyway, I hate the thought of someone drowning, so I'd rather think that she's piloting starships out there somewhere.
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Post by Lesa on Jul 3, 2005 23:54:23 GMT -6
Star Trek: Voyager had an episode where they found Amelia Earhart in a stasis chamber and they woke her up. She had been in stasis since the day she was abducted by aliens, and was glad to see Janeway, a woman, captaining a star ship.
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Post by phantom on Jan 1, 2006 19:46:39 GMT -6
Star Trek: Voyager had an episode where they found Amelia Earhart in a stasis chamber and they woke her up. She had been in stasis since the day she was abducted by aliens, and was glad to see Janeway, a woman, captaining a star ship. Lol I was just gonna mention that. Good ol' Star Trek. |
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Post by Lesa on Jan 2, 2006 12:29:57 GMT -6
Roddenberry and the other brilliant minds behind the different Star Trek series have given us a lot of good stuff to ponder over the decades; not just scientifically, but on a more personal level as well.  |
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Post by liviasboytoytigger on Jan 23, 2006 21:18:49 GMT -6
Didn't Unsolved Mysteries do another follow up? I remember them saying that some explorer or scientist found the remains of her plane on some island and that she could have been cannablized. Not sure if I'm remembering correctly or not though.
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