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by Tom Maxwell
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The Nautilus has posted the 2024 exploration schedule on the Nautilus.org website. NA 166 and NA 165 scheduled for late summer provides the best times for exploration of Orona. The organization has not expressed an interest in Orona with regard to the search for Amelia's plane. Probably NA 166 aroun...
by Tom Maxwell
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:18 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The question arises about who actually owns the Electra should it's location be found. Pictured below is Amelia and Dr. Edward Elliott standing before the Electra in 1936. Doctor Elliott and Purdue University financed the purchase of the L10E during the period Amelia was acting as a consultant for P...
by Tom Maxwell
Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:30 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

Happy Birthday Amelia Earhart

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by Tom Maxwell
Mon Jul 03, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

As previously discussed, angle measurements using the GE tool can also be used to evaluate the image. Unlike the dimension measurements, the angle measurements are not impacted by refraction and the angle measurements are taken directly. Below are shown the angle measurements from the center of the ...
by Tom Maxwell
Wed May 17, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The Nautilus OET has departed Honolulu for the 2023 expedition. No discussion of going to Orona in any of the expedition reviews.
by Tom Maxwell
Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:31 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

Because readers of this chronicle are interested in the Amelia Earhart mystery and frequently read other ideas and theories about the disappearance, I must respond to critics, who have perfectly good theories about the subject, but sometimes reach out to their readers to criticize other ideas that c...
by Tom Maxwell
Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:21 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

Because readers of this chronicle are interested in the Amelia Earhart mystery and frequently read other ideas and theories about the disappearance, I must respond to critics, who have perfectly good theories about the subject, but sometimes reach out to their readers to criticize other ideas that c...
by Tom Maxwell
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

I have sometimes thought proving this part of the Orona Saipan theory, with the contribution of the physical discovery and documentation of the Electra at Orona, would prove detrimental to US/Japan relations. But I always come back to the thinking that such a revelation, when all other parts of the ...
by Tom Maxwell
Mon Mar 06, 2023 2:51 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The 2023 Nautilus expedition schedule has been posted on the Nautilus website home page under "Expeditions". Here is a rundown of expedition times: Transit Pacific mapping Jun 16-Jun 21 Canada Network Jun 16-Jul 18 Mid Pacific mapping Jul 18-Jul 28 Johnston Atoll explore Aug 2-Aug 29 PMNM explore Se...
by Tom Maxwell
Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:53 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

A question about the Itasca radio messages prior to the flight often return to the question: was the Itasca properly informed about the frequencies and modes of operation for the radio communications and the radio direction finding? Several telegrams have been posted here that show that yes, the Ita...
by Tom Maxwell
Wed Oct 12, 2022 1:30 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The Nautilus has entered the last expedition of this year. The activity includes SCUBA work in the shallow waters off Makena Bay, Maui, Hi. The diving effort includes photogrammetry of two WWII airplane wrecks F6F-3 Hellcat and SB2C-1C Helldiver. The 3D images produced are said to be a baseline for ...
by Tom Maxwell
Mon Sep 05, 2022 1:00 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

Plane in the lagoon at Orona- There are now a number of good reasons to speculate that the Japanese kidnapped and held captive Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. There are numerous other variants of the Japanese capture theory. The facts involved in those ideas include a great deal of information gathe...
by Tom Maxwell
Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:02 pm
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The Marshallese stamps point to the fact of the hoax. The stamp titled “takeoff from Lae” illustrates the well known likeness of the Electra. The twin stabilizers and rounded tail assembly are obvious in the take-off stamp drawing. However, the Mili Atoll crash landing stamp portrays a different tai...
by Tom Maxwell
Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:45 am
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

The 24th of July is the birthday of Amelia Earhart. Here is my tribute to a great pioneer of aviation.

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by Tom Maxwell
Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:38 am
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
Replies: 130
Views: 197530

Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona

Returning to the Jaluit dock photo, some more facts to study: close inspection reveals a crutch hand loop that the injured man can use to support himself. The loop is secured to the stick above the man's knee and drapes down to form a closed loop at the right height to provide support for the man's ...