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Wonder why others on this thread don't have any contribution to the thread subject and narrative. There is the Nikumaroro theory, the crash and sink theory, the Irene Bolam theory, all kinds of other Japanese capture theories. I am sure several hundred people have followed this thread but the...

I would agree with you if the two environments were similar. Having enjoyed the diving at Kanton for several years, I can say that there is no silt or mud in the lagoons of the Phoenix Islands. The bottom is mostly hard corals and a light limestone sand. And the vegetative algae clinging to the...

The unpainted shiny metal of the Electra receives and reflects tiny amounts of light through small openings in the layer of marine growth. The rounded surfaces have less sand and growth and are brighter than the flat surfaces which collect a heavy coat of sand. Note that the wings and elevator...

I have been termed mentally impaired but never called a purposeful liar on a public forum. But wait. I may be in good company as discovery is often charged with heresy and lying. I think denverpilot has his own idea about the AE mystery and finds that denigrating other ideas is a good way to...

When the aircraft is investigated in-situ, among the items found might be AE's briefcase. Is it in the submerged plane? If not?? did USMC Wallack really find the briefcase in that safe on Saipan? History discovery awaits. If Salty will keep looking at that image and using his own GE to...

The location in the lagoon at Orona has been known since 2008 and public knowledge since 2010. The search there is blocked by TIGHAR's exclusive search agreement with the Kiribati government. No others are permitted to look in the waters of Kiribati. The news media is completely unaware of this...

Obviously the plane, in a restored condition, would be beneficial to an air musuem. While others search for bits and pieces... ( crash and sink- Nikumaroro) the plane in the lagoon is whole. Certainly very fragile after 80 years under water but recoverable at great cost. That cost could be...

Well Salty I wish I could do just that. Unfortunately, I don't have the 14M$. Here is a screen grab from the NOAA website. The Okeanos Explorer sets immediately off of Howland Island. A limited search pattern is seen in the ship's track. Don't know exactly if this where Nauticos is now...

I'm old and broke and don't fly anymore. It would take a considerable airplane to fly to Orona and get a proof picture. One could ferry a plane from Honolulu into Kanton. There is a nice long runway there. Unattended no maintenance. Then hop over to Orona and get the picture (if the weather is...

The Okeanos Explorer is near Howland. If the ship shadows the Nauticos explorers aboard the Mermaid Vigilance we may be able to tell the location near Howland they are searching. https://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/EXAtlas/viewer.htm

An interesting blog entry video about the Woods Hole people on board the Nauticos expedition and how the UAV is going to work. Look for the explorer-insights blog at the link.

The Okeanos Explorer is on it's way towards the equator and Howland Island where it will meet up with the Nauticos team aboard the Mermaid Vigilance. You can follow the expedition on the Dave Jourdan/Nauticos http://nauticos.com/category/explorer-insights/ activity blog. I think the Okeanos...

Here is the simple symmetry analysis I did that led me to the conclusion that this is Amelia's L10E. As shown in the attached image, seven points (A thru G) are selected that I believe to be airframe components. After the points are selected the positions can't be fudged; i.e. moved around to...

Sounds like a plan. Someday some adventurer may try just that.

Your right. I'm not an aviation medicine expert. I'll not make -"I think" style-statements about subjects outside the scope of the thread. Bouncing the Orona idea off reality results in my thinking that the Orona idea does have some merit when compared to other ideas. The crash and sink idea...

Well if Fossett was in an aerobatic plane doing aerobatics without a G suit the repeated strain of positive g and breatholding at the bottom of the loop could result in saturation of nitrogen in the blood and subsequent negative g and exhale at the top could produce tiny embolism bubbles. Stuff...

If you want to call the wind analysis evidence of the accident cause you can because that's what you think. I think some medical thing- totally unsuspected-came out of the blue to cause the accident. You are assuming he was having a bad day as a pilot and forgot all about downdrafts. As a...

I'll sign you up if I ever get a permit.

Never chose you as a dive buddy. Air embolism(s) are very common in diving and a doctor is required to insure the degree of embolism is not life threatening. Can occur after any depth dive- lung, heart, brain-all very dangerous. Can be mild-wow he seems odd- to severe- He's not breathing...

$200K yes. Add up expenses for a well funded and safe expedition. Three weeks- Compensations: a world renown scuba diver photographer=$15K; a safety diver/assistant=$8K; a surface tender/ watercraft driver expert= $6K; a medical doctor familiar with diving problems= $8K; a dive boat captain/crew...