Okay, Dan--I finally watched the special, and while the photo may have been debunked, no one debunked any of the anecdotal claims from natives and US GIs I pointed out have existed for decades that asserted Earhart had crashed in the Marshall's and been taken to Saipan.
In fact, the special talked to some people and listed some new sources (such as the commandant of the USMC) I had not heard before make that claim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-idea-about-amelia-earhart/2017/07/25/11d75b98-7164-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-e%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fcae1cd7a... more
As a member of Tygar and a long term student of what went wrong, by following the radio reports of the navy ship that was stationed off Howland Island it is apparent that she was very near Howland,... more
Vince, Most Bigfoot sighting have not been debunked either. it's had to debunk anecdotes of people who said they saw something or said they were told by others who said they saw something, absent a... more
Actually, they are reasonably consistent: She crashed in the MArshalls and was then taken to Saipan. There are not contradictory claims, for instance, she crashed in the Marshalls/stayed in the... more
This would, of course, be the same Japanese who refused to let the US search the Marshalls, where she allegedly crashed. I certainly don't put it past a barbaric government like that to hold her and... more
"Barbaric"? Ouch. That covers a lot of territory, lots of governments, some close to home. Anyway, yes, one might question whether the Japanese government was being sincere, but this new evidence... more
Vince, like you, I'm not staying awake at night worrying about Earhart's fate. I think the simplest explanation, for which there is evidence from Earhart herself -- she radioed she was low on gas --... more