Researchers have uncovered a photograph that they say suggest Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan may have survived a crash during their around-the-world attempt, been captured by the Japanese military, and remained prisoners until they died in custody on the island of Saipan.
The investigators also claim that the U.S. Government was aware of what happened to the famous aviatrix and covered it up, suggesting she may have been on an espionage mission. The photograph will be shown as part of a documentary. It purports to show Earhart and Noonan, along with the Lockheed Electra in Japanese hands in the Marshall Islands. The photograph is central to the investigator's theory that Earhart survived the accident. In the early days of the Iraq war in 2003, as troops from the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment were advancing on Baghdad, they ran into some heavy resistance from Iraqi tanks and fighting vehicles dug in on the east side of the Tigris River. Flying in an A-10 Thunderbolt, then Capt. Gregory Thornton saw the battle unfolding, and did what the airplane was designed to do. Thornton and his flight leader fought for 33 minutes, taking out three T-72 tanks, six armored personnel carriers, and several utility vehicles that were in striking distance of
U.S. troops. President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order reviving the National Space Council, and placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the panel. The council was first established in 1958, and advised Presidents until 1973. It next was empaneled in 1989, and lasted until 1993. President Obama considered bringing it back for a third time in 2008, but never acted on the idea. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 07.07.17 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, July 7th, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:
- Researchers Say Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Her Crash Landing
- USAF Pilot Awarded Silver Star For Actions In Iraq
- President Trump Signs Executive Order Reviving The National Space Council
- Thune Amendment To FAA Bill Would Reduce Flight Hours For ATP
- Barnstorming: Oshkosh Is Many Things To Many Pilots
- OR Police Fatally Shoot Suspect Attempting Helicopter Hijack
- Another SpaceX First: Second Splashdown For A Dragon Spacecraft
- Booster Carrying Chinese Satellite Fails During Launch
- Holloman AFB Airman Named Fighter Instructor Pilot Of The Year
- Pilatus Hands Over 1,500th PC-12 To Royal Flying Doctor Service Of Australia
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