The Overlooked Clues of Amelia Earhart's Last Flight

The disappearance of Amelia Earhart during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 stands as one of the greatest mysteries in aviation history. Earhart, a pioneering aviator and a symbol of adventurous spirit, vanished over the Pacific Ocean, along with her navigator, Fred Noonan. Despite extensive search efforts, no definitive trace of Earhart or her aircraft was ever found. Her disappearance has since sparked a multitude of theories ranging from crash and sink scenarios to more elaborate speculations of her survival. Over the decades, the enigma of Amelia Earhart's fate has not only endured but also intensified, captivating the imagination of generations and remaining a significant topic in the study of aviation history.

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LEMMiNO - Aloft

Fortress Europe - Dan Bodan :

00:00 Introduction
01:54 Childhood & First Flight across Atlantic
03:52 Final Flight & Disapperance
12:07 Possible Theories
16:31 So, What Really Happened ?

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[thebum]

You fill the void of the Asian and white guy on buzzfeed who quit... your show reminds me of their show thank you

[MeLancer]

It's always good to see updates related to Amelia Earhart's final flight.
In late 1964 my ship was cruising south of Guam just north of the Equator when we received a radio message from a woman who was attempting to recreate the flight of Earhart.
That said, I have to appreciate her tenacity for making the attempt to fly around the globe.

[rabidlenny]

24:04 dude how are you gonna fly across the Pacific Ocean in 1930 and not know morse code.

Seems like one of those things you’d study, you’re only doing one of the most dangerous things you can come up with back then

[booniebuster]

The TIGHAR hypothesis that Earhart landed on what was then called Gardner Island is laughable. What is not being told is that three months after she disappeared a survey party led by H.E. Maude a British officer and his team landed on Gardner Island. Their purpose was to survey the island for the possibility of relocating natives from other overpopulated islands to Gardner. Not only did they survey Gardner, but they also visited all of the other islands in the area. They spent 3 days on Gardner exploring the entire island. In his 30 page report, he describes the island in great detail. They dug three shallow wells which produced fairly good drinking water. It also stated that there was plenty of wild food on the island including rats, birds, Coconut Crabs, and fish. In addition, there were many Coconut trees with plenty of Coconuts to eat and drink the water. If airplane wreckage was on the island, it surely would have been in Maude's report and the Earhaft mystery would have been solved in 1937. The only mention of "Recent Habitation" was the remnants of Coconut plantation structures and trees that were planted in 1897. Gardner Island was in fact later inhabited by natives as part of the Pacific Island Settlement Scheme project. During World War II there was a U.S. military Loran radio station on the island. At no time was any airplane wreckage found! The island was finally abandoned in the 1960s. The Schooner RCS Nimanao and its crew visited Gardner Island in January of 1941. And again, no mention of airplane wreckage. The remains of the steamship S.S Norwich City grounded and was destroyed on Gardner’s reef in 1929. There were 13 fatalities from the insuring shipboard fire. Three were buried on Gardner and 10 were never found.

[jimflys]

I have come to the same conclusion. I was on board with the TIHGAR theory for a long time, but never 100%. Read the books. I came to believe that they were just milking this and had a major cash cow that was paying and selling lots of books. So the mystery persists. Now with new sonar images within 100 miles of Howland, I think they probably know what they have without question. They just need to confirm it 100%. This will be solved within a few years and we will all know. But, yeah, NO WAY a pilot low on fuel would assume a new point to navigate to when they could not find their intended point of landing on that course line. They were, sweating it that last half hour of fuel and looking desperately for the island and not saying, I think we can fly four more hours to another island. Remember, "we must be on you, but cannot see you." No way to trust a new destination if you couldn't find the first. NO WAY! That would go against every basic law of navigation and human instinct to survive. Trust me, they have found the plane. Just getting the funding, investors and legal stuff in order. Yep.

[wes]

Good analysis. I was an Air Force navigator in the 80s and 90s and did a fair share of celestial navigation over water. My best guess is that they were off course or short of their destination and ran out of fuel flying a search pattern. Landing at Gardner Island only makes sense if they were way south of course which is inconsistent with the strength of the radio calls to the ship. I'm sure the weather played a part as the plane couldn't climb above the clouds to get celestial readings. Without a good celestial fix or line of position, it would have been impossible to accurately determine their position, groundspeed, wind/drift, and distance covered enroute to their destination. I wouldn't want to make that trip with the equipment of that period. Every plan sounds good until it doesn't work.

[carpathia]

We all know that she was abducted by aliens and brought to the Delta Quadrant, left in stasis and revived by Captain Janeway.

[twright]

The 6 mile location error was corrected by the US government in 1936. Clarence Williams used 69.4 miles instead of 68.7 miles when calculating the latitude lines. That's how Howland Island was located approximately 6 miles in the wrong location.

[silvertbird]

I tend to agree with your conclusion, seems more likely than not that after missing Howland the Electra ran out of fuel and had to ditch in the water. There’s one other possibility, admittedly unlikely; probably they died upon impact, but if the sea was fairly calm and she managed a water landing, and the Electra was able to float long enough for them to deploy the raft and grab a few supplies, perhaps they drifted the 350 or so miles to Nikumaroro and later perished there. Again, I tend to doubt it, but possibly some chance it could have happened that way. I don’t know about the currents in that part of the Pacific, perhaps are such as would be impossible to drift south. Many years ago, I read that part of the problem was she never really learned how to use the radio equipment properly, and it’s surprising neither new Morse code. I think the Electra is definitely at the bottom of the Pacific, as you point out. Well done, look forward to seeing your other videos.

[hreader]

Very interesting. About 60 years ago my parents used to subscribe to a children's magazine called 'Finding Out' with the strap-line 'The weekly magazine that builds into an encyclopaedia' (or words to that effect). I still remember reading a piece from 'Finding Out' about this intrepid lady pilot who disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. At that time her disappearance was a complete mystery, so many thanks to JRCaseFiles for clearing at least some of it up as far as the evidence (for instance the estimated fuel consumption) permits.

Does anyone else here remember 'Finding Out', by the way?

[jasonchev]

Some people who heard theradio transmissions recognized her voice. The transmissions lasted for 5 days beginning on the eveningof 2July. Itascasaid that they heard them that evening, even if weak. But they were transmittedon her frequency. No one knows for sure exactly how much fuel she had and calculations cannot factor in all thedifferent variables. Maybe her fuel management was a factor, too. She was instructed by Lockheed reps in fuel management before the journey. You can't just discount the 5 days of radio messages. They were heard by many people, even Pan Am durection finding stations thatpointed to Gardner Island. By time the navy over flew the island, the plane was probably washed out to sea and she was either too weak or dead, to respond. I really think that the navy and everyone else just blew off the Gardner Island evidence, when they should have landed a shore party to check it out. How difficult would that have been and it would have directly proved to be her or not her.

[southerncross]

My grandfather flew numerous aircraft in the 30s and 40s, He used to say that, if He knew then what He knows now He never would have gotten into any of them.

[hallofries]

i am quite shocked this doesn't have more views or likes for a quality content like this!

[phantomstrangermedia]

The Japanese photo was proven - years ago - to be from a publication which predated Earhart’s disappearance. Despite being incredibly brave & a great role model, Earhart was apparently not deemed a superlative pilot by her female contemporaries (see recorded interviews of other 99’s). She also made decisions about personnel, equipment & preparation which, with hindsight, added to her shortcomings & set up fatal consequences.

[johndyson]

The story will never be completely solved... Let's remember Amelia Earhart for the great things that she did...

[louisference]

Yes please do a show on each of the buzzfeed unsolved shows. Amazing!

[donnalehman]

I never knew that she wasn't alone on that flight.

[matthewanderson]

This is one of the most factual and realistic videos on the subject. Calling out TIGHAR for their nonsense adds to the credibility. If the Electra is there, then why hasn't anyone found it with magnetometer or a towfish? Plus it's very likely most of the so-called evidence came from a the wreck of the cargo ship SS Norwich City, which grounded on that island during a nasty storm in 1932. The vessel was eventually smashed to pieces, scattered across the reef and the island by the cruel forces of nature and multiple typhoons.

[lindsayschmidt]

I’m really glad you use your own voice now 🙏🏻

[justlooking]

I remember my grandmother telling me stories about Emilia Earhart and how courageous she was. On a side note, we called my grandmother “Noonie” and I thought for the longest time she meant SHE was on the plane, not Noonan! 🤦🏻‍♀️🥰🤗🤗🤗