Dakar - Revision history

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	:They made landfall at the base of the peninsula several miles southeast of Dakar. Off to the left the city, harbor and airport were obscured by haze in the gathering dusk. It apparently seemed safer to continue up the coast to St. Louis.		:They made landfall at the base of the peninsula several miles southeast of Dakar. Off to the left the city, harbor and airport were obscured by haze in the gathering dusk. It apparently seemed safer to continue up the coast to St. Louis.

	:None of this can be reconciled with [[Earhart\|Earhart's]] description of what happened in her story for the ''Herald Tribune,'' repeated later in ''Last Flight'': "When we first sighted the African coast, thick haze prevailed and for some time no position sight had been possible. My navigator indicated we should turn south. Had we done so, a half hour would have brought us to Dakar. But a 'left turn' seemed to me in order and after fifty miles of flying along the coast we found ourselves at St. Louis, Senegal. Once arrived over the airport it was wiser to sit down rather than retrace our track over a strange country with the sudden darkness of the tropics imminent."<ref>''Last Flight,'' p. 79.</ref>		:None of this can be reconciled with [[Earhart\|Earhart's]] description of what happened in her story for the ''Herald Tribune,'' repeated later in ''[[Last Flight]]'': "When we first sighted the African coast, thick haze prevailed and for some time no position sight had been possible. My navigator indicated we should turn south. Had we done so, a half hour would have brought us to Dakar. But a 'left turn' seemed to me in order and after fifty miles of flying along the coast we found ourselves at St. Louis, Senegal. Once arrived over the airport it was wiser to sit down rather than retrace our track over a strange country with the sudden darkness of the tropics imminent."<ref>''[[Last Flight]],'' p. 79.</ref>

	:Her description of the event is even contradicted by Noonan's note which was reproduced in ''Last Flight.'' Clearly he directed her to turn left to 36 degrees, not right as she contends. In his letter to Gene Pallette, written from Dakar two days later, Noonan said of the arrival: "To add to our woes the African coast was enveloped in thick haze, rendering objects invisible at distances over a half mile, when we made the landfall. And our radio was out of order--it would be in such a jam. However, with our usual good luck, if not good guidance, we barged through okay."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights1_20/highlights10.html Noonan to Eugene Pallette, 9 June 1937.]</ref>		:Her description of the event is even contradicted by Noonan's note which was reproduced in ''[[Last Flight]].'' Clearly he directed her to turn left to 36 degrees, not right as she contends. In his letter to Gene Pallette, written from Dakar two days later, Noonan said of the arrival: "To add to our woes the African coast was enveloped in thick haze, rendering objects invisible at distances over a half mile, when we made the landfall. And our radio was out of order--it would be in such a jam. However, with our usual good luck, if not good guidance, we barged through okay."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights1_20/highlights10.html Noonan to Eugene Pallette, 9 June 1937.]</ref>

	:Any pilot knows that half mile visibility is no fun when you're trying to find an airport strictly by eyeball and that flying into the sun in dense haze, as they would have been doing had they turned west for Dakar, means being virtually blind. It's hardly surprising that they opted to continue up the coast to St. Louis.		:Any pilot knows that half mile visibility is no fun when you're trying to find an airport strictly by eyeball and that flying into the sun in dense haze, as they would have been doing had they turned west for Dakar, means being virtually blind. It's hardly surprising that they opted to continue up the coast to St. Louis.
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	== Speculation about Earhart's motivation to lie ==		== Speculation about Earhart's motivation to lie ==

	"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>		"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''[[Last Flight]]'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>

	'''[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]''''' (p. 43):		'''[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]''''' (p. 43):

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	[[Category:Navigation]]		[[Category:Navigation]]
	[[Category:Maps]]		[[Category:Maps]]
			* [[Air Navigation: State of the Art in 1937]]

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	== Related ==		== Related ==
	* [[Timeline of the second round-the-world attempt]]		* [[Timeline of the second round-the-world attempt]]
			[[Category:Navigation]]
			[[Category:Maps]]

Moleski at 20:45, 29 October 2009

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	[[File:Dakar-actual-route.png\|thumb\|300px]]		[[File:Dakar-actual-route.png\|thumb\|300px\|''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 44).]]
	On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.		On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.

Moleski at 20:33, 29 October 2009

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	[[File:Dakar-st-louis.png\|thumb\|300px]]On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.		[[File:Dakar-st-louis.png\|thumb\|300px]]
			[[File:Dakar-actual-route.png\|thumb\|300px]]
			On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.

	== The myth: Earhart disregarded Noonan's instructions ==		== The myth: Earhart disregarded Noonan's instructions ==

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	"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>		"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>

	'''[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43):~~'''~~		'''[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]''''' (p. 43):

	:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.		:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.

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	"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>		"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>

	;[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43)		'''[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43):'''

	:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.		:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.

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	"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>		"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>

	;[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43):		;[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43)

	:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.		:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.

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	"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>		"Why Earhart described the incident the way she did in her report to the ''Herald Tribune'' (later repeated and embellished in ''Last Flight'') is a bit of a mystery. Amelia Earhart did not always tell the truth to the press when describing her adventures. This appears to be one of those times."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights81_100/highlights100.html Ric Gillespie, 7 August 2000 Forum.]</ref>

	;[[Ric Gillespie]], ''Finding Amelia'' (p. 43):		;[[Ric Gillespie]], ''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 43):

	:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.		:Dakar sits on a peninsula extending out into the Atlantic. The Electra had made landfall south and east of the city. In hazy conditions such as Noonan described, forward visibility while flying toward a setting sun is virtually zero. Turning back toward the ocean to try to find Dakar with no radio, limited fuel, and failing daylight was not an attractive proposition. Finding St. Louis was a simple matter of following the coastline northeastward to where the Senegal River meets the sea.

Moleski at 20:23, 29 October 2009

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			[[File:Dakar-st-louis.png\|thumb\|300px]]On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.

	== The myth: Earhart disregarded Noonan's instructions ==		== The myth: Earhart disregarded Noonan's instructions ==

	~~[[File:Dakar-st-louis.png\|thumb\|300px]]On the tenth leg of the second attempt, [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis rather than '''Dakar'''.~~

	[[Earhart]] claimed that she turned north when [[Noonan]] had told her to turn south: "Crossing the Atlantic, heading for Dakar, Noonan had advised her to turn south, as she was north of her course. She nevertheless turned north, and landed 165 miles off course in St. Louis, Senegal."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]</ref>		[[Earhart]] claimed that she turned north when [[Noonan]] had told her to turn south: "Crossing the Atlantic, heading for Dakar, Noonan had advised her to turn south, as she was north of her course. She nevertheless turned north, and landed 165 miles off course in St. Louis, Senegal."<ref>[http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Documents/Hooven_Report/HoovenReport.html The Hooven Report.]</ref>

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	[[File:Dakar-actual-route.png\|thumb\|300px]]		[[File:Dakar-actual-route.png\|thumb\|300px\|''[[Finding Amelia]]'' (p. 44).]]
	On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.		On the tenth leg of the [[Timeline\|second round-the-world attempt]], [[Earhart]] and [[Noonan]] crossed the Atlantic (7 June). They landed in St. Louis, Senegal, rather than '''Dakar''', Senegal.