Source: Post Courier
Date Published: 08 March 2011
Link: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110308/news05.htm
AN AMERICAN group communicating with the Earhart expedition divers on Bougainville are now making preparations to travel to Buka Island to help complete the investigations.
Yesterday the US team based in Pennsylvania told the Post-Courier they are now making arrangements to travel to Buka and should be in the region by end of this month.
The US group who is in direct contact with the State Department back in Pennsylvania told the Post-Courier from the States that they still believed the wreck sitting on the seabed near Matsungan Island was that of Earhart.
“It’s only the fuselage, once the group details to us the information we need we will head straight for the airport and onto the plane to PNG,” the US expert said.
The experts did not want to divulge detailed information on what they were after from the fuel fillers of the wreck but said because the team carrying out the expedition in Buka was still having difficulties with the last bit of investigation.
The Buka team, however, is working to complete the exercise before they transmit information to the US team so they can travel to PNG and onto Buka Island to complete the investigation.
The Buka team is also adamant the wreck is Earhart’s as the leader claims is well versed with the historical story of why Amelia would have made it through Buka Island – because she smuggled gold out of her last destination.
“Why would America spend so much money looking for Earhart and still after 74 years, have not found the wreck?
“My intelligence experience tells me Earhart could not spell out her direct route because she was fearful radio transmissions would show her location as she was carrying something extraordinary. America knows something that we don’t.”
Date Published: 08 March 2011
Link: http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20110308/news05.htm
AN AMERICAN group communicating with the Earhart expedition divers on Bougainville are now making preparations to travel to Buka Island to help complete the investigations.
Yesterday the US team based in Pennsylvania told the Post-Courier they are now making arrangements to travel to Buka and should be in the region by end of this month.
The US group who is in direct contact with the State Department back in Pennsylvania told the Post-Courier from the States that they still believed the wreck sitting on the seabed near Matsungan Island was that of Earhart.
“It’s only the fuselage, once the group details to us the information we need we will head straight for the airport and onto the plane to PNG,” the US expert said.
The experts did not want to divulge detailed information on what they were after from the fuel fillers of the wreck but said because the team carrying out the expedition in Buka was still having difficulties with the last bit of investigation.
The Buka team, however, is working to complete the exercise before they transmit information to the US team so they can travel to PNG and onto Buka Island to complete the investigation.
The Buka team is also adamant the wreck is Earhart’s as the leader claims is well versed with the historical story of why Amelia would have made it through Buka Island – because she smuggled gold out of her last destination.
“Why would America spend so much money looking for Earhart and still after 74 years, have not found the wreck?
“My intelligence experience tells me Earhart could not spell out her direct route because she was fearful radio transmissions would show her location as she was carrying something extraordinary. America knows something that we don’t.”
I remember all the excitement around this story early in 2011, and then...nothing. This seems to be the most recent post on the subject. What became of this team of experts who were supposed to dive on the wreck? What did they learn? Has any new information turned up about whatever plane this was, Earhart's or not?
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