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8 famous female aviators: Amelia Earhart
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douglaswestfall
Sep 03 2012 at 1:56 PM
But she's not there -- the plane's not there.
Amelia's Lockheed Electra was within 75 miles of her target Howland Island when her radio cut out. The US then sent nine ships, 66 aircraft, and well over 3,000 sailors and airmen. They covered well over 250,000 sq. miles of open sea and every island within a 650 mile radius of Howland.
US CGC Itasca Chief Radioman Leo Bellarts 30, was on watch that morning and said: "In the early morning, signals came in pretty good. I actually did go outside and stand
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right out the radio shack and thought I would hear a motor any second. Her voice was loud and clear; sounded frantic on her last transmission. Then it cut off."
Amelia Earhart was an American heroine, a record-breaking aviatrix, and a celebrity world wide.
Earhart was not a spy -- she was a decoy.
You Search for what you want to keep; you Hunt for what you want to catch.
Taken from, The Hunt For Amelia Earhart
Douglas Westfall, historic publisher, Specialbooks.com


















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