American History

Berlin Expat

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8. When I was a child, about eight years old,

Sat Jun 2, 2012, 06:16 AM

Jun 2012

I'd seen an episode of "In Search Of......" regarding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.

My father told me, "Ahhh....... she was way off course and a lot of the old Navy guys figured she likely went down right near Gardner Island, Nikumaroro. If she survived the crash and made it to shore, she died there, 'cause no one lives there and there sure as hell ain't much on that island you can survive on. One of these days they'll find her there." That was 34 years ago.

My father was a WW2 US Navy vet, and when he joined the Navy, back in 1940, the old Navy hands he talked to were of this opinion as well, which is where he got the idea from, as he told me.

Perhaps my dad (and the old Navy vets) were right all along.

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I love a mystery! sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #1

There have been so many Earhart conspiracy stories over the years PatSeg Jun 2012 #2

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If she crashed in the ocean, odd bits may have floated to shore on islands here and there. tclambert Jun 2012 #6

When I was a child, about eight years old, Berlin Expat Jun 2012 #8