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Search For Amelia Earhart Turns Up Few Clues {Gadling}
Jul 28th 2012 5:37PM Well, she's not there on that island, so where do we go from here?
The ten Steps to where's Amelia.
Amelia's Lockheed Electra was within 75 miles of her target Howland Island when her radio cut out. The US sent nine ships, 66 aircraft, and well over 3,000 sailors and airmen. They covered well over 250,000 sq. miles of open sea and every island within a 650 mile radius of Howland.
Step 1
US CGC Itasca Chief Radioman Leo Bellarts 30, was on watch that morning and said: "In the early morning, signals came in pretty good. I actually did go outside and stand right out the radio shack and thought I would hear a motor any second. Her voice was loud and clear; sounded frantic on her last transmission. Then it cut off."
Step 2
Itasca's Associated Press Newsman James Carey 23, was on the search and wrote: "At 10:37 am, the radios are going full blast. The Itasca set off full speed ahead to search the northwest quadrant off Howland as the probable location of Earhart if the plane were afloat or rubber float were used. All morning nothing was seen."
Amelia Earhart was an American heroine, a record-breaking aviatrix, and a celebrity world wide; but Earhart was not a spy -- she was a decoy.
Taken from, The Hunt For Amelia Earhart
Douglas Westfall, historic publisher, Specialbooks.com
Search For Amelia Earhart Turns Up Few Clues {Gadling}
Jul 28th 2012 12:56PM Well, she's not there, so where do we go from here?
The ten Steps to where's Amelia.
Amelia's Lockheed Electra was within 75 miles of her target Howland Island when her radio cut out. The US sent nine ships, 66 aircraft, and well over 3,000 sailors and airmen. They covered well over 250,000 sq. miles of open sea and every island within a 650 mile radius of Howland.
Step 2
Itasca's Associated Press Newsman James Carey 23, was on the search and wrote: "At 10:37 am, the radios are going full blast. The Itasca set off full speed ahead to search the northwest quadrant off Howland as the probable location of Earhart if the plane were afloat or rubber float were used. All morning nothing was seen."
Amelia Earhart was an American heroine, a record-breaking aviator, and a celebrity world wide; but Earhart was not a spy -- she was a decoy.
Taken from, The Hunt For Amelia Earhart
Douglas Westfall, historic publisher, Specialbooks.com
Search For Amelia Earhart Begins In South Pacific {Gadling}
Jul 6th 2012 8:40PM Amelia's Lockheed Electra was within 75 miles of her target Howland Island when her radio cut off. Chief Radioman Leo Bellarts said: "Her voice was loud and clear; sounded frantic on her last transmission. Then it cut off."
Nikumaroro is 350 miles south-east of Howland and at a right angle to her flight path -- and she didn't have charts for those islands.
Airman Richard Beckham flew over Nikumaroro (Gardner) seven days later and said: "We altered course to Gardner Island ... we always went low over the islands at 100 feet ... we couldn't see anyone, and we always scanned the beaches."
The US sent nine ships, 66 aircraft, and well over 3,000 sailors and airmen who covered well over 250,000 sq. miles of open sea and every island within a 650 mile radius of Howland.
Taken from, The Hunt For Amelia Earhart
Douglas Westfall, historic publisher, Specialbooks.com
