Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She took her first flight in 1920 and was instantly hooked on aviation. Over the following years she broke records, wrote a book, and became a media sensation. However, her most famous flight was an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. During the final leg from New Guinea to Howland Island, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared without a trace, and their fate remains a mystery to this day.
The document summarizes the history of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion during World War 2. It describes how the battalion was formed and initially stationed in Panama before being sent to Camp Mackall, North Carolina in 1943 to test airborne techniques like jumping from gliders. The tests from gliders were deemed too dangerous. In early 1944, the battalion suffered losses during a night jump due to poor weather and inexperienced pilots. Later in 1944, the 551st participated in Operation Dragoon by making a daylight combat jump into southern France. They went on to liberate the city of Draguignan, earning them the Croix-de-Guerre.
The document summarizes the mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. It describes her planned flight and last known transmissions before she vanished. Several theories are presented, including that she crashed into the Pacific or landed on Nikumaroro Island. In 1991, shoe fragments matching Earhart's were found on Nikumaroro, and in 1997 records described human remains found there in the 1940s. Analysis of the bones suggests they may have belonged to Earhart rather than a local man, as originally stated. The coconut crab, which can damage bones, was also a factor in the analysis.
The document provides information about disappearances that have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle region of the Atlantic Ocean. It first describes how hundreds of ships and aircraft have mysteriously vanished in the area that cannot be explained by human error, disasters, or other causes. Scientists then propose that methane bubbles rising from the sea floor could cause ships to sink by lowering the density of the water. The document goes on to give several specific examples of incidents where ships and aircraft disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle area along with some additional context surrounding the disappearances.
Chuck Yeager grew up in West Virginia and served as a pilot in World War II, shooting down 13.5 enemy planes. In 1947, he broke the sound barrier while piloting the experimental X-1 aircraft. Yeager continued to push the boundaries of aviation, raising the airspeed record and helping to develop experimental planes like the X-15. He established himself as the exemplar of the "right stuff" and helped pave the way for the space program through daring test flights.
The document provides an account of the alleged Philadelphia Experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The goal of the experiment was to make naval ships invisible to radar using intense electromagnetic fields. According to legend, the experiment on the U.S.S. Eldridge not only made the ship invisible to radar but caused it to briefly disappear and teleport to Norfolk, Virginia before returning to Philadelphia. While the U.S. Navy denies the experiment occurred, some details are consistent with known Navy research at the time into using electric and magnetic fields for camouflage or "cloaking" ships.
The document provides information about investigations into unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by US government agencies. It lists original US government documents available online regarding UFOs from the CIA, NSA, and FBI. It also describes records from Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's official investigation into UFOs from 1947 to 1969, which are located at the National Archives. The records include documentation of UFO investigations and the history of Project Blue Book being established in 1947 and terminating investigations in 1969.
This document provides biographical details about American aviator Amelia Earhart in 3 paragraphs:
Earhart was a pioneering female aviator who made many firsts, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She had a passion for aviation from an early age despite facing obstacles as a woman. In 1928, she was chosen to be the first woman passenger on a transatlantic flight, though the pilots flew the plane. While this helped raise her profile, it was just the beginning of her record-breaking aviation career and quest to empower women in a male-dominated field. Tragically, in 1937 Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on a flight attempting to circ
Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She took her first flight in 1920 and was instantly hooked on aviation. Over the following years she broke records, wrote a book, and became a media sensation. However, her most famous flight was an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937. During the final leg from New Guinea to Howland Island, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared without a trace, and their fate remains a mystery to this day.
The document summarizes the history of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion during World War 2. It describes how the battalion was formed and initially stationed in Panama before being sent to Camp Mackall, North Carolina in 1943 to test airborne techniques like jumping from gliders. The tests from gliders were deemed too dangerous. In early 1944, the battalion suffered losses during a night jump due to poor weather and inexperienced pilots. Later in 1944, the 551st participated in Operation Dragoon by making a daylight combat jump into southern France. They went on to liberate the city of Draguignan, earning them the Croix-de-Guerre.
The document summarizes the mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart's disappearance in 1937 during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. It describes her planned flight and last known transmissions before she vanished. Several theories are presented, including that she crashed into the Pacific or landed on Nikumaroro Island. In 1991, shoe fragments matching Earhart's were found on Nikumaroro, and in 1997 records described human remains found there in the 1940s. Analysis of the bones suggests they may have belonged to Earhart rather than a local man, as originally stated. The coconut crab, which can damage bones, was also a factor in the analysis.
The document provides information about disappearances that have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle region of the Atlantic Ocean. It first describes how hundreds of ships and aircraft have mysteriously vanished in the area that cannot be explained by human error, disasters, or other causes. Scientists then propose that methane bubbles rising from the sea floor could cause ships to sink by lowering the density of the water. The document goes on to give several specific examples of incidents where ships and aircraft disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle area along with some additional context surrounding the disappearances.
Chuck Yeager grew up in West Virginia and served as a pilot in World War II, shooting down 13.5 enemy planes. In 1947, he broke the sound barrier while piloting the experimental X-1 aircraft. Yeager continued to push the boundaries of aviation, raising the airspeed record and helping to develop experimental planes like the X-15. He established himself as the exemplar of the "right stuff" and helped pave the way for the space program through daring test flights.
The document provides an account of the alleged Philadelphia Experiment conducted by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The goal of the experiment was to make naval ships invisible to radar using intense electromagnetic fields. According to legend, the experiment on the U.S.S. Eldridge not only made the ship invisible to radar but caused it to briefly disappear and teleport to Norfolk, Virginia before returning to Philadelphia. While the U.S. Navy denies the experiment occurred, some details are consistent with known Navy research at the time into using electric and magnetic fields for camouflage or "cloaking" ships.
The document provides information about investigations into unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by US government agencies. It lists original US government documents available online regarding UFOs from the CIA, NSA, and FBI. It also describes records from Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's official investigation into UFOs from 1947 to 1969, which are located at the National Archives. The records include documentation of UFO investigations and the history of Project Blue Book being established in 1947 and terminating investigations in 1969.
This document provides biographical details about American aviator Amelia Earhart in 3 paragraphs:
Earhart was a pioneering female aviator who made many firsts, including being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She had a passion for aviation from an early age despite facing obstacles as a woman. In 1928, she was chosen to be the first woman passenger on a transatlantic flight, though the pilots flew the plane. While this helped raise her profile, it was just the beginning of her record-breaking aviation career and quest to empower women in a male-dominated field. Tragically, in 1937 Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on a flight attempting to circ
The document provides background information on several theories that attempt to explain disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle region, including: violent storms, rogue waves, methane gas eruptions, underwater trenches, Gulf Stream currents, and human error. It also discusses specific incidents like the disappearance of Flight 19 and theories involving the lost city of Atlantis, aliens, and the spirits of dead slaves.
This document discusses the history of terrorism targeting aviation from the 1930s to the present. It outlines four eras of attacks: 1930-1979 which saw hijackings for political asylum or money; 1980-1990 which had more deadly hijackings by Middle Eastern groups; 1991-2001 which included increased airport attacks; and the post 9/11 era. The document examines how security measures introduced new challenges and pushed terrorists to become more creative and deadly in their tactics over time.
Amelia Earhart was a famous American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world along or near the equator. On the final leg of the trip from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared. Despite multiple search efforts, they were never found and were declared dead in 1939. Earhart achieved many firsts for women in aviation and helped inspire generations of female pilots.
This document provides biographical details about Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It discusses her childhood interest in aviation despite facing adversity from her alcoholic father. It describes her early flying experiences in the 1920s, including lessons in California that sparked her passion for aviation. It outlines some of her record-setting flights and how in 1928 she was chosen to be the first woman to fly as a passenger across the Atlantic, though the pilots were men. The flight succeeded, though Earhart was frustrated the pilots received little recognition.
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She held many records for altitude and distance and was interested in aviation from a young age after seeing her first airplane. In 1932, she broke several records by being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, the first person to do it twice, and setting the record for the longest nonstop distance flown by a woman. In 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempted around-the-world flight, and it was concluded that her plane likely crashed after running out of fuel.
The document summarizes the shoot down of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988 which killed all 290 people on board. It provides background on the tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf due to the Iran-Iraq war. It describes the events, reactions, investigations and findings that the US Navy missile cruiser shot down the civilian airliner after mistakenly identifying it as a hostile fighter jet. It also examines the legal responsibilities and disputes between the US and Iranian governments over compensation.
The Chicago Air and Water Show is a free annual event held along Lake Michigan that draws over 2 million spectators. This year's show will focus more on civilian acts due to federal budget cuts eliminating some military teams. New acts include parachute teams and jet demonstrations. The event began in 1959 and celebrates aviation through aerial stunts performed safely over the lake.
World War II; America Fights Back in the PacificWayne Williams
World War Ii in the Pacific Theater; pivotal battles, leapfrogging strategies, Bataan Death March, Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Kamikaze strategy following the Battle of Leyte Gulf, damage to the USS LaGrange at Okinawa
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. Earhart also founded The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots, in 1929. In 1937, Earhart embarked on a flight to circumnavigate the globe, but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during the final leg of the journey, despite extensive search efforts. Neither Earhart nor her plane were ever found.
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President John F. Kennedy visited Fort Bragg, NC on October 12, 1961. During his visit, he:
1) Inspected paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and addressed them.
2) Witnessed demonstrations by U.S. Army Special Forces, including rappelling, combat techniques, and helicopter and rocket belt displays.
3) Approved the wearing of green berets for Special Forces soldiers.
The visit highlighted the growing importance of unconventional and counterinsurgency warfare during the Cold War and Berlin Crisis. It also boosted the public profile of the Special Forces.
- The document discusses the history and accomplishments of Hispanic Americans who have served in the U.S. Navy throughout American history, from the Revolutionary War to present day. Some of the individuals highlighted include the first Hispanic naval hero Jorge Farragut, his son Admiral David Farragut who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War, and more recent Hispanic Americans who have achieved high ranks such as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
The Honolulu Clipper was the first Boeing 314 Flying Boat, which was an icon of commercial aviation in the 1930s-1940s. It had many engineering issues early on, such as an inadequate vertical tail, that required modifications. On a flight in 1945, two engines failed and the crew landed safely in the ocean but salvage attempts were unsuccessful after it was damaged in a wave, and the iconic flying boat was sunk with 1200 rounds from a Navy ship.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was a devastating surprise that killed over 2,400 Americans and destroyed or damaged numerous U.S. ships and planes. In response, President Roosevelt addressed Congress the next day, calling the attack "a date which will live in infamy" and asking for a declaration of war against Japan. Congress approved and the U.S. entered World War II. The attack had the effect of galvanizing American support for the war.
The document summarizes the 2014 expedition to find the lost ships of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition. It describes how a chance discovery of artifacts on a remote Canadian island by a helicopter pilot led archaeologists to discover the intact wreck of HMS Erebus using sonar technology. The discovery was a breakthrough in the 168-year search for clues about Franklin's fate and what happened to his crew. It marked the largest and best-equipped expedition ever launched to solve one of exploration's most enduring mysteries.
This slideshow is about the conspiracy of the U.S. Nevada-based military testing centre dubbed \"Area 51\". It includes general information, myths/sightings, geographical info and a brief biography of the Area 51 guru himself, Glenn Campbell.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 was a devastating surprise attack. A force of 423 Japanese planes launched in two waves from 6 aircraft carriers attacked American battleships and infrastructure. Over 2,300 American servicemen and 68 civilians were killed and 1,178 wounded. Key U.S. ships like the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma were sunk, though the main aircraft carriers escaped damage. The attack crippled the Pacific fleet and drew the U.S. into World War II.
The document outlines the rules and regulations for a quiz competition called "Kill Your Enemy". It provides details on how scoring works, such as teams getting +10 points for correctly answering a question they chose or -20 points if they get a question they chose wrong. It also covers the use of multipliers like double, triple or quadruple to increase scores for right answers but also increase negative scores for wrong answers. The document consists of 12 questions related to history and military topics, asking for identification of people, places, events and inventions.
1. The document discusses various topics including movies, drugs, wars, and video games.
2. It asks questions about identifying movies, occasions, terms, people, instruments, and more.
3. The responses provide answers to identify Rocky IV, Scopolamine, the US backing of Afghanistan, Assassin's Creed, Black Friday, Blitzkrieg, and others.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
The document provides background information on several theories that attempt to explain disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle region, including: violent storms, rogue waves, methane gas eruptions, underwater trenches, Gulf Stream currents, and human error. It also discusses specific incidents like the disappearance of Flight 19 and theories involving the lost city of Atlantis, aliens, and the spirits of dead slaves.
This document discusses the history of terrorism targeting aviation from the 1930s to the present. It outlines four eras of attacks: 1930-1979 which saw hijackings for political asylum or money; 1980-1990 which had more deadly hijackings by Middle Eastern groups; 1991-2001 which included increased airport attacks; and the post 9/11 era. The document examines how security measures introduced new challenges and pushed terrorists to become more creative and deadly in their tactics over time.
Amelia Earhart was a famous American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world along or near the equator. On the final leg of the trip from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared. Despite multiple search efforts, they were never found and were declared dead in 1939. Earhart achieved many firsts for women in aviation and helped inspire generations of female pilots.
This document provides biographical details about Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It discusses her childhood interest in aviation despite facing adversity from her alcoholic father. It describes her early flying experiences in the 1920s, including lessons in California that sparked her passion for aviation. It outlines some of her record-setting flights and how in 1928 she was chosen to be the first woman to fly as a passenger across the Atlantic, though the pilots were men. The flight succeeded, though Earhart was frustrated the pilots received little recognition.
Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She held many records for altitude and distance and was interested in aviation from a young age after seeing her first airplane. In 1932, she broke several records by being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, the first person to do it twice, and setting the record for the longest nonstop distance flown by a woman. In 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during an attempted around-the-world flight, and it was concluded that her plane likely crashed after running out of fuel.
The document summarizes the shoot down of Iran Air Flight 655 by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988 which killed all 290 people on board. It provides background on the tensions between the US and Iran in the Persian Gulf due to the Iran-Iraq war. It describes the events, reactions, investigations and findings that the US Navy missile cruiser shot down the civilian airliner after mistakenly identifying it as a hostile fighter jet. It also examines the legal responsibilities and disputes between the US and Iranian governments over compensation.
The Chicago Air and Water Show is a free annual event held along Lake Michigan that draws over 2 million spectators. This year's show will focus more on civilian acts due to federal budget cuts eliminating some military teams. New acts include parachute teams and jet demonstrations. The event began in 1959 and celebrates aviation through aerial stunts performed safely over the lake.
World War II; America Fights Back in the PacificWayne Williams
World War Ii in the Pacific Theater; pivotal battles, leapfrogging strategies, Bataan Death March, Iwo Jima, Battle of Okinawa, Kamikaze strategy following the Battle of Leyte Gulf, damage to the USS LaGrange at Okinawa
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. Earhart also founded The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots, in 1929. In 1937, Earhart embarked on a flight to circumnavigate the globe, but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island during the final leg of the journey, despite extensive search efforts. Neither Earhart nor her plane were ever found.
i want to share my knowledge on area 51, which is present in america controlled by us army.sorry if there is any mistakes please send to my mail my mail is "ambatiravi14067@gmail.com" i will rectified for future
President John F. Kennedy visited Fort Bragg, NC on October 12, 1961. During his visit, he:
1) Inspected paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and addressed them.
2) Witnessed demonstrations by U.S. Army Special Forces, including rappelling, combat techniques, and helicopter and rocket belt displays.
3) Approved the wearing of green berets for Special Forces soldiers.
The visit highlighted the growing importance of unconventional and counterinsurgency warfare during the Cold War and Berlin Crisis. It also boosted the public profile of the Special Forces.
- The document discusses the history and accomplishments of Hispanic Americans who have served in the U.S. Navy throughout American history, from the Revolutionary War to present day. Some of the individuals highlighted include the first Hispanic naval hero Jorge Farragut, his son Admiral David Farragut who was the greatest naval officer of the Civil War, and more recent Hispanic Americans who have achieved high ranks such as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
The Honolulu Clipper was the first Boeing 314 Flying Boat, which was an icon of commercial aviation in the 1930s-1940s. It had many engineering issues early on, such as an inadequate vertical tail, that required modifications. On a flight in 1945, two engines failed and the crew landed safely in the ocean but salvage attempts were unsuccessful after it was damaged in a wave, and the iconic flying boat was sunk with 1200 rounds from a Navy ship.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was a devastating surprise that killed over 2,400 Americans and destroyed or damaged numerous U.S. ships and planes. In response, President Roosevelt addressed Congress the next day, calling the attack "a date which will live in infamy" and asking for a declaration of war against Japan. Congress approved and the U.S. entered World War II. The attack had the effect of galvanizing American support for the war.
The document summarizes the 2014 expedition to find the lost ships of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Arctic expedition. It describes how a chance discovery of artifacts on a remote Canadian island by a helicopter pilot led archaeologists to discover the intact wreck of HMS Erebus using sonar technology. The discovery was a breakthrough in the 168-year search for clues about Franklin's fate and what happened to his crew. It marked the largest and best-equipped expedition ever launched to solve one of exploration's most enduring mysteries.
This slideshow is about the conspiracy of the U.S. Nevada-based military testing centre dubbed \"Area 51\". It includes general information, myths/sightings, geographical info and a brief biography of the Area 51 guru himself, Glenn Campbell.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 was a devastating surprise attack. A force of 423 Japanese planes launched in two waves from 6 aircraft carriers attacked American battleships and infrastructure. Over 2,300 American servicemen and 68 civilians were killed and 1,178 wounded. Key U.S. ships like the USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma were sunk, though the main aircraft carriers escaped damage. The attack crippled the Pacific fleet and drew the U.S. into World War II.
The document outlines the rules and regulations for a quiz competition called "Kill Your Enemy". It provides details on how scoring works, such as teams getting +10 points for correctly answering a question they chose or -20 points if they get a question they chose wrong. It also covers the use of multipliers like double, triple or quadruple to increase scores for right answers but also increase negative scores for wrong answers. The document consists of 12 questions related to history and military topics, asking for identification of people, places, events and inventions.
1. The document discusses various topics including movies, drugs, wars, and video games.
2. It asks questions about identifying movies, occasions, terms, people, instruments, and more.
3. The responses provide answers to identify Rocky IV, Scopolamine, the US backing of Afghanistan, Assassin's Creed, Black Friday, Blitzkrieg, and others.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
This document discusses two-factor authentication (2fa) methods for securing accounts, including interactive methods like SMS codes and token codes, as well as non-interactive methods like mobile app pushes and phone call confirmations. It provides information on implementing 2fa for various systems like *nix, Windows, databases, web apps, and more. The document also covers topics like common use cases, authentication tokens, and questions about securing accounts with 2fa.
Vulnerability intelligence with vulners.comIgor Bulatenko
- Vulners is a vulnerability intelligence platform that aggregates data from over 60 sources and provides a fast search engine and APIs for accessing this data.
- It aims to standardize vulnerability data into a unified model to make it more useful for security tools and analytics. This includes normalizing vendor security advisories, exploits, and other informational resources.
- In addition to search, it offers features like vulnerability scanning via APIs, email/RSS subscriptions, and a Telegram bot to provide customized vulnerability awareness services for users. All of its features and data are free to use.
Ambuja Cements Limited is India's leading cement company that is committed to sustainable development and environmental protection. The report outlines Ambuja's initiatives to minimize water usage and maximize conservation efforts such as rainwater harvesting and building check dams. It also discusses Ambuja's efforts to reduce energy consumption and costs through various efficiency programs. Ambuja is also committed to safety and conducted various training programs to strive for zero harm.
This document discusses Burp Suite, an application security testing tool. It provides an overview of Burp Suite's features and capabilities, how it works under the hood, and demonstrations of developing custom plugins. The speaker aims to help people better understand and improve their use of Burp Suite through examples of debugging techniques, custom insertion point providers, and logging payloads during the scanning process.
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Amelia Earhart took off from California in 1937 in an attempt to become the first person to fly around the world. During her flight, she lost radio contact near the Howland Islands and was never seen again, despite extensive search efforts. There are several theories about what happened to Earhart, including that she crashed into the Pacific out of fuel, landed on Gardner Island and died before rescue, or was captured by the Japanese military on Saipan and died in captivity. Evidence for the different theories includes artifacts found on Gardner Island and a photo from the National Archives that some believe shows Earhart and her navigator in Japanese custody after their plane was captured.
Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator who became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many records as a female pilot but in 1937 disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempt to fly around the world, making her one of aviation's most famous disappearances. Theories about what happened to Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan on their final flight range from crashing and sinking into the ocean to being captured by the Japanese, but the mystery of her fate has never been solved.
AMELIA EARHART IN THE MARIANAS A CONSIDERATION OF THE EVIDENCELori Mitchell
1. Several stories propose that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, who disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world, crashed or ditched their plane in the Marshall Islands after being blown off course, and were then captured by the Japanese and taken to Saipan.
2. Witness accounts from Saipan residents describe seeing a silver plane and Caucasian man and woman, believed by some to be Earhart and Noonan, who were then led away by Japanese soldiers. However, other evidence suggests the Japanese may have known the plane actually crashed in the Marshall Islands.
3. Different versions of the story vary in proposed details like whether Earhart was on a spy mission
Amelia Earhart was a pioneering American aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She had an unconventional childhood where she was allowed more freedom than other girls. In the 1920s, she became one of the best female pilots in the United States and in 1928 was the first woman to fly as a passenger across the Atlantic. Her final flight was an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, but she disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island and was never seen again.
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, she attempted to become the first woman to fly around the world, but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island on July 2, 1937 along with her navigator Fred Noonan. Despite extensive search efforts, no conclusive evidence of their fate was ever found. Theories about what happened to Earhart and Noonan have included that they crashed and died at sea, survived the crash but died before being rescued, or were captured by the Japanese. Earhart's disappearance remains one of aviation's greatest unsolved mysteries.
Amelia Earhart On Nikumaroro A Summary Of The EvidenceLeonard Goudy
1) Evidence from over 20 years of research by TIGHAR supports the hypothesis that Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan landed their plane safely on Nikumaroro Atoll after running out of fuel searching for Howland Island in 1937.
2) Artifacts recovered from the atoll include pieces of aircraft aluminum and plexiglass consistent with Earhart's plane, as well as women's and men's shoe parts dating to the 1930s.
3) Documents reveal that in 1940, human bones were found on the atoll and buried, including a partial skeleton next to a campfire, providing potential evidence that Earhart died there as a castaway.
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897 and became famous as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many aviation records in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1937, Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan embarked on a flight to circumnavigate the globe in her Lockheed Electra aircraft. On their final leg from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island, Earhart's plane disappeared. Despite an extensive search, no definitive evidence of the plane's fate was ever found. Theories still abound as to what happened to Amelia Earhart on her final flight.
The document discusses the Bermuda Triangle mystery and proposes theories about what may have caused disappearances in the area. It suggests that damaged crystals from the lost civilization of Atlantis, located in the region of the Bermuda Triangle, emit random energy beams that can cause planes and ships to disintegrate or become trapped in time anomalies. The document also describes the story of Flight 19, a group of planes that disappeared in 1945, and an underwater pyramid discovered in the Bahamas with a mysterious crystal sphere that seems to have unusual properties.
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Amelia Earhart Pioneer Female Aviator By Jim Cornishguest61789aa
Amelia Earhart was a pioneering female aviator born in 1897. She became interested in aviation from a young age and took her first plane ride in 1920. Earhart began taking flying lessons in 1921 and earned her pilot's license the following year. In 1928, she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Five years later in 1932, Earhart made history again by becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Throughout the 1930s, she set many records and inspired many young women through her achievements. However, in 1937 Earhart and her navigator disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean during an attempted round-the-world flight, in one of aviation's greatest unsolved mysteries
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897 and showed an early passion for adventure and the outdoors. After her first plane ride at age 24, she was determined to learn to fly. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932. In 1937, Earhart embarked on a quest to circumnavigate the globe but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean on her final leg. Despite numerous searches, her fate remains a mystery that has fueled many rumors and theories over the decades.
Amelia Earhart was born in Kansas in 1897 and showed an early passion for adventure and the outdoors. After her first plane ride at age 24, she was determined to learn to fly. She went on to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937, Earhart embarked on a quest to circumnavigate the globe but disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean on her final leg. Despite extensive searches, her fate remains a mystery that has fueled many theories and rumors over the decades.
The document discusses several mysterious cold cases and unexplained events:
- The 1901 murder of Ada Maria Mills Redpath and her son in Montreal, which had an unclear explanation and strange circumstances surrounding the investigation.
- An abandoned lifeboat found on the isolated Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic in 1964, with signs of passengers, though no people were found and the boat later disappeared.
- Theories about the lost city of Atlantis, including it being destroyed by a volcanic eruption near Greece around 1500 BCE or being located in Bolivia, off Florida, or elsewhere, though some believe it is purely mythical.
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Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born in Kansas in 1897 and showed an early interest in aviation despite societal expectations for women at the time. Earhart set many firsts for female pilots including being the first woman to fly solo across the United States and first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. In 1937, she embarked on a quest to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe but disappeared over the Pacific Ocean, making her one of aviation's greatest mysteries.
The document summarizes information about the Bermuda Triangle, an area where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. It provides background on the location of the Bermuda Triangle and notable incidents like Flight 19 in 1945 where 5 bombers disappeared. The document also discusses some of the theories that have been proposed to explain the disappearances, such as weather patterns, human error, and methane hydrates, though the causes ultimately remain unknown.
The document discusses theories about disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. It first discusses how Lloyd's of London insurance records do not show a higher incidence of disappearances in the Triangle compared to elsewhere. However, one researcher argues these records are incomplete. The document then discusses farfetched theories for disappearances, including that they are caused by aliens abducting people, the Triangle being a portal to other worlds, or remnants of the lost city of Atlantis possessing advanced technology or energy crystals that cause disasters.
The document discusses theories about disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. It first discusses the Coast Guard and Lloyd's of London records that show there is no unusual number of incidents in the Triangle compared to elsewhere. However, author Gian J. Quasar argues their records are incomplete. The document then discusses some of the farfetched theories that have been proposed to explain the mysteries, including that the area is a portal to other planets or the location of the lost city of Atlantis with advanced technologies or energy crystals that could damage ships and aircraft.
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1. Piece of metal may offer clue to disappearance of Amelia
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The photo is, mostly, unremarkable. It shows an airplane looming darkly on a runway at Miami
Municipal Airport in the spectral shadows just before dawn -- probably a test as the photographer
waited for the money shot moments later, when the aircraft would lift off with famed aviator Amelia
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Long-time Earhart investigator Ric Gillespie thinks so. He believes that the silvery patch reveals an
unrecorded repair performed on Earhart's plane during her stopover in Miami. And he hopes that
modern computer enhancements of that part of the photo will link it to a piece of possible airplane
wreckage discovered a quarter century ago on a tiny Pacific island in the area where Earhart
disappeared.
"If we can match a rivet pattern from the repair in the photograph to a rivet pattern on the
wreckage, I think it would be beyond dispute that Noonan and Earhart weren't lost at sea, but made
it to the island," said Gillespie, the executive director of the International Group for Historic Aircraft
Recovery (TIGHAR).
That would bring an indisputable forensic conclusion to one of the greatest and most contentious
mysteries in aviation history. It would also mean, possibly, that the tale of Amelia Earhart had an
even more tragic end than we have thought all these years -- that she died not in a single terrifying
instant as her plane crashed into the sea, but in a long torturous spiral of starvation, thirst and
disease.
The Flight
Earhart was one of the world's most famous and admired women when she and Noonan set off from
Oakland, California, to fly around the globe. She was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic and
the first person to fly solo from Honolulu to Oakland. She competed successfully with men in the
popular airplane races of the day. And she was a feminist before the word was invented, advocating
tirelessly for women to be allowed to pursue careers in aviation or anything else they wanted.
Her aviation career, however, was not without its share of near-misses. On her transatlantic flight,
she was trying to land in Paris but got lost and wound up in Ireland instead. Her first try at flying
around the world (heading west rather than east) ended abruptly after the first leg when she
crashed on takeoff in Hawaii.
2. Her second attempt, this time east-bound, also had problems right from the start. She landed at the
wrong airport in Miami, in what was then known as the 36th Street Airport (now part of Miami
International) rather than the bigger Miami Municipal Airport just south of Opa-locka (now a park
named for Earhart). Her landing on May 24, 1937 was rough and she stayed in Miami for a week
while the plane underwent repairs.
One of them, it appears, was the removal of a specially installed window in the rear of the airplane
that navigator Noonan used to take sightings on the sun and stars, the method by which pilots found
their way over unmapped oceans, jungles and desert in the days before radar and GPS. The window
is clearly visible in photos of Earhart's plane taken in California at the start of her trip, and even in
some Herald photos shot after her arrival in Miami.
But in the photo shot just before her June 1, 1937, takeoff for Puerto Rico, the window is gone,
replaced by that odd silvery plate.
"I think the window must have been broken or compromised by the hard landing in Miami," Gillespie
said. "It wasn't standard equipment and they found out it would take a while to replace it, so they
just took it out and patched the fuselage instead."
From Puerto Rico, Earhart continued through South America, Africa and Asia. Her plane suffered
occasional malfuctions, but the biggest problem was confusion over the tangle of different radio
frequencies used by different civil and military aviation agencies around the world, which sometimes
left Earhart out of touch. On July 2, 1937, as Earhart took off from Lae, New Guinea, and headed for
Howland Island nearly 2,600 miles away, her communications suffered a blow. Photos and home
movies of the takeoff show that as she taxied down the runway, a radio antenna on the bottom of her
plane tore away.
That may be why Earhart was unable to hear Coast Guard crewmen who were trying to make
contact with her as she neared Howland Island 19 hours later. "We are circling but cannot see
island, cannot hear you," she radioed as the crewmen listened helplessly. A series of increasingly
distressed messages continued for another hour and a quarter before Earhart, in a distraught voice,
gave her location: "We are on the line of position 157 dash 337. ... We are now running north and
south."
The rest was silence.
The Search
Some Navy and Coast Guard ships began looking for Earhart right away, but the epicenter of the
search, Howland Island, is in the middle of nowhere, 1,700 miles from Hawaii, so it took two weeks
for the search to acquire much manpower. Search planes passed over a tiny, apostrophe-shaped
patch of coral called Gardner Island, about 400 miles away, and spotted signs of recent habitation.
But Navy records showed that tribes of Pacific Islanders had been living there, which seemed to
explain that, and the planes moved on. The search continued several weeks, but turned up
absolutely nothing.
In the 1960s, journalists began searching for Earhart -- but their focus was 2,800 miles west of
Howland Island, on Saipan, where U.S. Marines fought a vicious battle against Japanese
occupational troops during World War II. In the aftermath of the fighting, it was said, American
troops had made a grisly discovery that Washington had covered up: that the Japanese had captured
Earhart and Noonan and, believing them spies, either executed them or mistreated them so badly
3. they died in prison.
"There's probably a dozen books and, who knows, hundreds of magazine and newspaper stories
about this," says Gillespie. "They have different casts of characters but they all follow the same
template: Some American enlisted man on Saipan finds something associated with Earhart -- a
briefcase, a flight log, a photo of her. Or a native shows him a grave and says, 'White woman buried
here.'
"Inevitably, he shows the evidence to an officer, who takes it and swears him to secrecy, and he
hears nothing more about the case. Years later, he comes forward, but he handed over the evidence,
and he has no receipt and doesn't remember the officer's name. And that's where it ends."
(The Japanese-capture-and-execution theory is actually a variant on a conspiracy theory that swept
America during World War II. In that one, Earhart and Noonan were secret agents assigned by the
U.S. government to fake their own disappearance, giving the U.S. Navy an excuse to search the
Pacific gathering intelligence about Japanese military activity. There was even a Hollywood movie
called Flight for Freedom starring Rosalind Russell as a thinly disguised version of a spy Earhart.
Big problem with the theory: Earhart was a fervid pacifist who despised war after working in a
military hospital during World War I.)
It wasn't until the 1980s that modern technology -- and perhaps even more importantly, modern
fundraising techniques -- began making it feasible to mount private searches for Earhart in the area
where she disappeared. Using sophisticated underwater radar and deep-sea diving vehicles, groups
devoted to the case searched for her plane in the waters around Howland Island, by now deserted.
But still no conclusive evidence emerged.
TIGHAR was not one of those groups. Though it was formed in 1985 by aviation fanatics interested
in investigating old missing-plane cases and, if possible, recovering the aircraft, Gillespie steered
TIGHAR clear of the Earhart mystery. Earhart had run out of gas somewhere on a very large ocean,
he figured, and her plane could be anywhere in it, miles under the water.
But in 1988, two of his members came to him with a proposal. What if Earhart didn't crash into the
sea? What if she reached an uninhabited island?
"The key to it is her final message, where she says 'line of position 157 dash 337,'" Gillespie said.
"That's a line that Noonan calculated from the sunrise, running 337 degrees to the northwest and
157 degrees to the southeast. And if you follow it far enough, there are two deserted islands on it,
McKeon Island and Gardner Island."
It didn't take long for TIGHAR investigators to find that somebody else had already mentioned the
possibility of Earhart landing on Gardner Island. In 1960, a 68-year-old ex-Marine named Floyd Kilts
gave an interview to a San Diego newspaper recounting his visit to Gardner Island in 1946, when he
was sent there to dismantle a navigational device installed there during World War II.
Kilts said a Micronesian tribesman living on Gardner told him that when the Micronesians moved
onto the island in 1938, they found a partial human skeleton, along with a woman's shoe -- a sign
that she was a foreigner, since the tribesmen all went barefoot. The remnants of a fire pit nearby
contained burned bones of small birds and fish, which suggested the woman had lived there some
time.
The bones had been given to a British colonial official, who thought they might be the remains of
4. Earhart. The Micronesian didn't know what happened after that, and neither did Kilts.
That story sounds straight from the captured-by-the-Japanese template -- except in this case, British
archives yielded a load of radio traffic about the discovery of the bones and detailed measurements
by a British medical examiner. (The bones themselves had disappeared. The British doctor had
concluded the bones belonged to a man of mixed Polynesian and European race, though forensic
anthropologists who looked at the data in the 1990s thought it more likely they were those of a
European woman.)
One other thing TIGHAR's research turned up: The Navy's belief that Micronesian tribesmen had
recently been living on Gardner Island in 1937 when its pilots flew over it was wrong. The tribesmen
arrived for the first time a year later. Those signs of habitation had been left by someone else.
The Wreckage
Gillespie and his group made their first expedition to Gardner Island -- by now renamed Nikumaroro
and part of the Republic of Kiribati -- in 1989. It was once again deserted; drought drove the
population away in the mid-1960s. Some of their empty buildings, including a general store,
survived. Otherwise, not much was found.
A second, better-funded expedition arrived in 1991. The past two years had been hard on the island;
a major storm had knocked down what little remained of the Micronesian settlement. But as they
poked through the rubble, investigators found a fascinating piece of junk: A scrap of aluminum, 19
inches wide by 23 inches long, with four precisely measured rows of rivet holes. It looked for all the
world like the torn outer skin of an airplane.
Over the years, tests have shown that's exactly what it was. The scrap is made from a substance
Alcoa Aluminum called 24ST Alclad, which was used in the manufacture of nearly all American
planes manufactured in the 1930s -- including Earhart's Lockheed Electra.
But Gillespie got out well ahead of his forensic evidence in 1992 by holding a Washington, D.C.,
press conference where he declared that "every possibility has been checked, every alternative
eliminated... There is only one possible conclusion: We found a piece of Amelia Earhart's aircraft."
In fact, as other Earhart-investigation groups (there are more of them than Justin Bieber fans clubs,
and they can be just as temperamental) quickly pointed out, the rivet patterns on Gillespie's scrap
were very, very different than those on Lockheed's Electra.
"It was soon apparent that the Earhart mystery was not solved," Gillespie admitted ruefully.
For years, the metal scrap was like a thorn in TIGHAR's paw. "We knew it was significant, we knew
it was a piece of a plane, but we just couldn't quite figure out where it fit," Gillespie said. Three
months ago, the group decided to come at the scrap from the opposite direction: If it wasn't from a
Lockheed Electra, then what plane was it from? Gillespie's investigators spent a day with the
reconstruction team in Dayton, Ohio, at the U.S. Air Force Museum, which rebuilds World War II-era
planes for a living. The team scoured its vast store of blueprints and technical drawings. It didn't fit
anything.
"That's when one of our investigators said, look, we know there's one piece on that plane that wasn't
built or installed by Lockheed -- the replacement for that missing window," Gillespie recalled. "So
maybe that's the match."
5. TIGHAR began reviewing its massive archive of photos of Earhart's plane. But relatively few showed
the right side of the aircraft, because photographers usually wanted to get Earhart herself in the
shot, and her pilot's seat was on the left side. Only one shot offered a really good view of the patch:
that 1937 photo from the Miami Herald.
"The replacement of that window had to be done in Miami, at a Pan Am facility that was helping
Earhart," Gillespie said. "They may have used different materials than Lockheed ... If we can match
that rivet pattern in the photo, I don't see how anybody can argue against this any more."
In fact, it seems certain that they will argue. The Earhart bug, when it bites, takes hold like
something akin to theology, and supporters of one theory delight in damning others. "I wouldn't say
we're fighting about anything," said Elgen Long, an 86-year-old veteran pilot and author of the 1999
book Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved, widely regarded as the Bible of what's known as the
"crashed-and-sank" theory, which goes pretty much the way it sounds. "Everybody is entitled to their
own opinion. But everybody should have some facts to back up those opinions, and Mr. Gillespie,
well, he doesn't."
Long says Gillespie's metal scrap is obviously from a PBY seaplane (the "flying boat," it was often
called) like those flown by the U.S. Navy in the first half of the 20th century and is probably a
remnant of some other crash that washed up on Gardner Island, unconnected to Earhart.
("Laughable!" retorts Gillespie.)
Equally scathing is Susan Butler, the Lake Wales writer who authored East To The Dawn, the
definitive biography of Earhart and the basis for the 2009 Hillary Swank film Amelia. She regards
Gillespie as a huckster, constantly devising new Earhart tall tales to raise money for his group.
"He's very creative," she said. "he'll take it to the Nth degree. He can probably even prove it -- for six
months, or a year."
Gillespie, accustomed to the criticism ("this is a a field where people have definite views") shrugs it
off.
Gillespies' theory is that Earhart landed her plane on a coral reef just off Gardner Island that
becomes visible at low tide. For a time, she used the plane's radio to send out distress signals, until
rough weather washed the aircraft off the reef into a deep ocean trough below.
More than 100 shortwave radio listeners around the United States -- many of them with enhanced
antennas intended to pick up distant signals -- reported hearing distress calls from a woman
identifying herself as Earhart in the days after her disappearance. At the time, they were all
dismissed as hoaxes or mistaken identities, but Gillespie believes some of them may have been
genuine, the product of a signal leakage known as harmonics that was common on early radio
transmitters.
A voice
Among the most haunting of the reports came from a St. Petersburg teenager named Betty Klenck,
who died just last week at the age of 92. In 1937, she was a kid spending her summer afternoons
trolling the shortwave radio her father had rigged with a 60-foot antenna, scribbling down in a
notebook song lyrics and bits of news she heard.
Three days after the plane went down, Betty stumbled onto a call from someone who identified
6. herself as Earhart. For three hours, the teenager listened, transfixed and jotting notes all the while,
as the woman pleaded for help, comforted an apparently injured Fred Noonan, and sometimes cried.
"Oh, if they could hear me," she moaned in despair at one point.
Betty's father came home from work about midway
through the broadcast and joined her in listening to
it. Later he showed her notebook to Coast Guard
authorities, who weren't interested, thinking it the
fantasy of a bored teenager. Yet the notebook
contains intriguing hints of things Betty couldn't
possibly have known, and which may support the idea
that the woman on the radio was Earhart, calling
from Gardner Island.
For instance: Earhart's constant repetition of
something that sounded like "New York City." That
wouldn't have made much sense. But if the words
were "Norwich City," it's another matter: The S.S.
Norwich City was a freighter lost at sea in 1929 that
washed up on the reef just off Gardner Island. Bits of the wreckage can still be seen there today.
They say it looms darkly in the spectral shadows just before dawn.