First of all....I wanna welcome home Ric and expedition team, and the Betchard expedition trip....for making it back safely. Sometimes, we overlook the idea that when things wrong we assume that things don't measure up like they're supposed too. Anyway, the thing that matters is the trip was successful, because everyone got there in one piece, and made it back home safely. I truly admired the "guides" on the to and fro from the ship to the island. Very professional if you ask me! Anyway, in the past couple of days many people have given the flack that this was a failed trip. I wouldn't really say that...due to the fact that dives were done successfully, the island was searched from head to toe, and the ill-fated ROV did go down into the deep blue sea. We still have film to research, and a drone video is yet to be shown. We did learn that Amelia most likely was heard by many people on the island...thanks to the antenna setup on the island. Like I said several weeks ago, learned so much that particular week about short-wave and the fact that a person can lose alot of sleep if they stay up too long listening. Anyway, I know alot of listeners were plum excited about the transmissions. Thanks again for who was in charge!
As many of you know, things happen beyond our expectations. We never can control the outcome of things. Say for example...the status of the island in the past three years! From the video that Mark made, I think its safe to say that mother nature played a part in the ransacking of several areas of the island. So we have to move past this to further our research and move on. Another key area that like many of us were glued to the forum was the ROV descent. It was beyond anyone's comprehension that it would fail. And granted I'm sure that it was looked at once it left there. But, with the help of many they dropped it manually over the side of the boat and took pictures. So it wasn't a losing cause! It did go down...so successful! Anyway, I wanted to highlight several things I have researched on in the past couple of days and want your input on these items. Here goes!
1. Was Fred Noonan aware of Gardner Island in the area after navigating previous flights to Midway, and several other islands prior to meeting Amelia?
How much did this man know of the area? Sounds like he knew alot! So what happened?
2. In Mark's video we see Tom King and another lady examining the cookhouse. In another video of the same cookhouse years before, I see something unique that
I found interesting. Like the sheet metal used to cover the windows. Noting the metal was more grayer, than the other metal used on the outside of the building.
Also, the piece of metal that Tom walked by almost resembled the back part of the plane with its wing-shaped outline! Did anyone examing the metal many years
ago after examining the cookhouse for the very first time?
3. In relation to Betty Klenck's video on TIGHAR channel on YouTube.. she mentions Fred acting like a savage, and beyond control. Like something definately was
wrong with the man. Does anyone know what kind of medical history Fred has? Was he a healthy man, have diabetes by chance, or was he just having seizures
after suffering a major head injury from the landing? Interested to find out?
4. In Mark's video...one of the highlighted points of interest was the search for the "door"! Can someone please tell me what door it was they were looking for?
5. Several days ago my friend Joe posted a broach found on the island this past expedition in the village! My question is, what kind of lifestyle did the islanders have?
The broach looked very modernistic, and didn't look handmade ( as if someone made it on the island?. Did islander women have access to these kinda of
necessities of life? Very interesting find!
Anyway, I wanted to come on here and congratulate the team on a job well done! As Annie would say..."The sun will come out tomorrow....bet your bottom dollar thats tomorrow! Anyway, welcome home guys!