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	:: I asked the native about the hook and leader, and he promptly informed me that it came from a wrecked plane that was there when he arrived some three years earlier (apparently no one lived on the island prior to 1941).		:: I asked the native about the hook and leader, and he promptly informed me that it came from a wrecked plane that was there when he arrived some three years earlier (apparently no one lived on the island prior to 1941).

	The first work party of the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme arrived in December 1938, so ~~Mims’~~ supposition that his informant arrived with the first settlers was incorrect, but the story does suggest 1941 as a not-later-than date for the discovery of airplane debris. When asked where the wreck was located, Mims' informant just shrugged. Apparently by 1944 the wreck had either disappeared or whatever wreckage had washed up had been salvaged.		The first work party of the [[Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme]] arrived in December 1938, so Mims' supposition that his informant arrived with the first settlers was incorrect, but the story does suggest 1941 as a not-later-than date for the discovery of airplane debris. When asked where the wreck was located, Mims' informant just shrugged. Apparently by 1944 the wreck had either disappeared or whatever wreckage had washed up had been salvaged.

	In addition to heavy-duty fishing tackle, Mims saw the islanders on Gardner using …"crude knives made from aluminum by grinding it with seashells and sand. At the present time I still have some jewel boxes and outriggers with inlaid diamond, heart, and star-shaped pieces of aluminum that they said came from the wrecked plane." TIGHAR had one of the inlays tested. It is aircraft–grade aluminum.		In addition to heavy-duty fishing tackle, Mims saw the islanders on Gardner using …"crude knives made from aluminum by grinding it with seashells and sand. At the present time I still have some jewel boxes and outriggers with inlaid diamond, heart, and star-shaped pieces of aluminum that they said came from the wrecked plane." TIGHAR had one of the inlays tested. It is aircraft–grade aluminum.

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	John Mims is TIGHAR member 1936. We first located him back in March of 1995, or more accurately, his daughter Rosemary Fisk, TIGHAR member 1934, located us to tell us about the stories her father had told for many years. We interviewed Dr. Mims at his home in Tuscumbia, Alabama and his recollections appeared in TIGHAR Tracks Vol. 11, No. 3 in September 1995 in an article entitled "Catch of the Day." His picture was featured on the cover. (That particular issue is not on the website.)		John Mims is TIGHAR member 1936. We first located him back in March of 1995, or more accurately, his daughter Rosemary Fisk, TIGHAR member 1934, located us to tell us about the stories her father had told for many years. We interviewed Dr. Mims at his home in Tuscumbia, Alabama and his recollections appeared in TIGHAR Tracks Vol. 11, No. 3 in September 1995 in an article entitled "Catch of the Day." His picture was featured on the cover. (That particular issue is not on the website.)

	Mims ~~was the copilot~~ of PBY-5 BuNo 08456 ~~that flew resupply flights from Canton to Loran stations on several islands, including Gardner, in late 1944/early 1945~~. Ric Gillespie: "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."		Between December 1944 and February 1945, Ensign John Mims, assigned to Patrol Aircraft Service Unit (PATSU) 2-2 based at Canton Island, made eight trips to Gardner as co-pilot of U.S. Navy PBY-5 BuNo 08456. Ric Gillespie: "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."

	On one ~~trip, John and his navigator were shown~~ a ~~big~~ fish ~~that~~ had ~~been~~ caught ~~the night before by the Gilbertese villagers on Gardner~~. ~~They noticed~~ that the hook was ~~made of bent-over pieces of sheet~~ aluminum and ~~that~~ the ~~leader~~ was ~~an airplane~~ control cable~~. They asked where the parts came~~ from ~~and were told, through~~ an ~~interpreter, that "when our people first came to the island there was~~ a ~~plane here~~.~~" They did ask where the plane was now and received only an I-don't-know shrug for an answer. They were curious enough~~ to ~~later make inquiries of~~ the ~~British District Officer back on Canton as to whether any British aircraft had gone missing in the area before the war. None had.~~		On one of those visits the settlers proudly showed him a large fish they had just caught. Mims was astonished to see that the hook in the fish’s mouth was crudely fashioned from aircraft aluminum and the “leader” on the fishing line was a control cable from an aircraft smaller than a PBY. As Mims wrote in a March 1995 letter to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum:

			“I asked the native about the hook and leader, and he promptly informed me that it came from a wrecked plane that was there when he arrived some three years earlier (apparently no one lived on the island prior to 1941).

			The first work party of the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme arrived in December 1938 so Mims’ supposition that his informant arrived with the first settlers was incorrect, but the story does suggest 1941 as a not-later-than date for the discovery of airplane debris. When asked where the wreck was located Mims’ informant just shrugged. Apparently by 1944 the wreck had either disappeared or whatever wreckage had washed up had been salvaged.

			In addition to heavy-duty fishing tackle, Mim’s saw the islanders on Gardner using …”crude knives made from aluminum by grinding it with seashells and sand. At the present time I still have some jewel boxes and outriggers with inlaid diamond, heart, and star-shaped pieces of aluminum that they said came from the wrecked plane.” TIGHAR had one of the inlays tested. It’s aircraft–grade aluminum.

			Ensign Mims was puzzled by what he had seen and the story he had been told. He couldn’t imagine where an aircraft at Gardner in 1941 could have come from. When he returned to Canton Island he asked the District Officer if the British had lost a plane at Gardner.

			"He replied that no British planes had been there and neither had the Americans lost any planes there. I asked him if this could be a part of Amelia Earhart’s plane and he said it could well be, but he had little interest in a story of a lost pilot since the war was in progress. Also, he joked that the woman was American and that the 4th of July and Thanksgiving with the Americans was about all the American history he could take."

			Coast Guardsman Glen Geisinger was stationed on Gardner from late 1945 until the closing of the Loran station in May 1946. Like Mims a year earlier, Geisinger bought or traded for carved wooden boxes and model canoes that featured metal inlays said by the islanders to have come from "the downed plane that was once on the island."

	[[Image:Box.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|John Mims collection.]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."		[[Image:Box.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|John Mims collection.]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."

	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.

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			* [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].
			* [[Ric Gillespie]], [http://tighar.org/smf/index.php/topic,1066.msg23171.html#msg23171 Forum, 12 January 2013.]

	[[Category:Biographical Data\|Mims]]		[[Category:Biographical Data\|Mims]]
	[[Category:Interviews/Anecdotal Accounts\|Mims]]		[[Category:Interviews/Anecdotal Accounts\|Mims]]
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	~~Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].~~

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	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.
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	Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].		Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].

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	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.
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	Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].		Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].

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	Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].		Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].

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	Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].		Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].

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	On one trip, John and his navigator were shown a big fish that had been caught the night before by the Gilbertese villagers on Gardner. They noticed that the hook was made of bent-over pieces of sheet aluminum and that the leader was an airplane control cable. They asked where the parts came from and were told, through an interpreter, that "when our people first came to the island there was a plane here." They did ask where the plane was now and received only an I-don't-know shrug for an answer. They were curious enough to later make inquiries of the British District Officer back on Canton as to whether any British aircraft had gone missing in the area before the war. None had.		On one trip, John and his navigator were shown a big fish that had been caught the night before by the Gilbertese villagers on Gardner. They noticed that the hook was made of bent-over pieces of sheet aluminum and that the leader was an airplane control cable. They asked where the parts came from and were told, through an interpreter, that "when our people first came to the island there was a plane here." They did ask where the plane was now and received only an I-don't-know shrug for an answer. They were curious enough to later make inquiries of the British District Officer back on Canton as to whether any British aircraft had gone missing in the area before the war. None had.

	[[Image:Box.jpg\|~~right~~\|300px]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."		[[Image:Box.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|John Mims collection.]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."

	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.

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	Source: [http://www.tighar.org/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].		Source: [http://www.tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/forum/Highlights61_80/highlights79.html Forum Highlights].

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	Mims was the copilot of PBY-5 BuNo 08456 that flew resupply flights from Canton to Loran stations on several islands, including Gardner, in late 1944/early 1945. Ric Gillespie: "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."		Mims was the copilot of PBY-5 BuNo 08456 that flew resupply flights from Canton to Loran stations on several islands, including Gardner, in late 1944/early 1945. Ric Gillespie: "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."

	On ~~the day in question (and we don't know exactly which day that was)~~ John and his navigator were shown a big fish that had been caught the night before by the Gilbertese villagers on Gardner. They noticed that the hook was made of bent-over pieces of sheet aluminum and that the leader was an airplane control cable. They asked where the parts came from and were told, through an interpreter, that "when our people first came to the island there was a plane here." They did ask where the plane was now and received only an I-don't-know shrug for an answer. They were curious enough to later make inquiries of the British District Officer back on Canton as to whether any British aircraft had gone missing in the area before the war. None had.		On one trip, John and his navigator were shown a big fish that had been caught the night before by the Gilbertese villagers on Gardner. They noticed that the hook was made of bent-over pieces of sheet aluminum and that the leader was an airplane control cable. They asked where the parts came from and were told, through an interpreter, that "when our people first came to the island there was a plane here." They did ask where the plane was now and received only an I-don't-know shrug for an answer. They were curious enough to later make inquiries of the British District Officer back on Canton as to whether any British aircraft had gone missing in the area before the war. None had.

	[[Image:Box.jpg\|right]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."		[[Image:Box.jpg\|right\|300px]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."

	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.

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	John Mims is TIGHAR member 1936. We first located him back in March of 1995, or more accurately, his daughter Rosemary Fisk, TIGHAR member 1934, located us to tell us about the stories her father had told for many years. We interviewed Dr. Mims at his home in Tuscumbia, Alabama and his recollections appeared in TIGHAR Tracks Vol. 11, No. 3 in September 1995 in an article entitled "Catch of the Day." His picture was featured on the cover. ~~(That particular issue is not on the website.)~~		[[File:Mims-TT-cover.png\|thumb\|300px]]
			John Mims is [[TIGHAR]] member 1936. We first located him back in March of 1995, or more accurately, his daughter Rosemary Fisk, TIGHAR member 1934, located us to tell us about the stories her father had told for many years. We interviewed Dr. Mims at his home in Tuscumbia, Alabama and his recollections appeared in [http://tighar.org/Publications/TTracks/1995Vol_11/1103.pdf TIGHAR Tracks Vol. 11, No. 3 in September 1995] in an article entitled "Catch of the Day." His picture was featured on the cover.

	Between December 1944 and February 1945, Ensign John Mims, assigned to Patrol Aircraft Service Unit (PATSU) 2-2 based at Canton Island, made eight trips to Gardner as co-pilot of U.S. Navy PBY-5 BuNo 08456. Ric Gillespie: "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."		Between December 1944 and February 1945, Ensign John Mims, assigned to Patrol Aircraft Service Unit (PATSU) 2-2 based at [[Canton Island]], made eight trips to [[Gardner]] as co-pilot of U.S. Navy PBY-5 BuNo 08456. Ric Gillespie reported that "We have the paperwork on those flights. I can tell you how many pounds of mayonnaise were delivered on a particular day."

	On one of those visits the settlers proudly showed him a large fish they had just caught. Mims was astonished to see that the hook in the fish’s mouth was crudely fashioned from aircraft aluminum and the ~~“leader”~~ on the fishing line was a control cable from an aircraft smaller than a PBY. As Mims wrote in a March 1995 letter to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum:		On one of those visits the settlers proudly showed him a large fish they had just caught. Mims was astonished to see that the hook in the fish’s mouth was crudely fashioned from aircraft aluminum and the "leader" on the fishing line was a control cable from an aircraft smaller than a PBY. As Mims wrote in a March 1995 letter to the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum:

	“I asked the native about the hook and leader, and he promptly informed me that it came from a wrecked plane that was there when he arrived some three years earlier (apparently no one lived on the island prior to 1941).		:: I asked the native about the hook and leader, and he promptly informed me that it came from a wrecked plane that was there when he arrived some three years earlier (apparently no one lived on the island prior to 1941).

	The first work party of the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme arrived in December 1938 so Mims’ supposition that his informant arrived with the first settlers was incorrect, but the story does suggest 1941 as a not-later-than date for the discovery of airplane debris. When asked where the wreck was located ~~Mims’~~ informant just shrugged. Apparently by 1944 the wreck had either disappeared or whatever wreckage had washed up had been salvaged.		The first work party of the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme arrived in December 1938, so Mims’ supposition that his informant arrived with the first settlers was incorrect, but the story does suggest 1941 as a not-later-than date for the discovery of airplane debris. When asked where the wreck was located, Mims' informant just shrugged. Apparently by 1944 the wreck had either disappeared or whatever wreckage had washed up had been salvaged.

	In addition to heavy-duty fishing tackle, ~~Mim’s~~ saw the islanders on Gardner using ~~…”crude~~ knives made from aluminum by grinding it with seashells and sand. At the present time I still have some jewel boxes and outriggers with inlaid diamond, heart, and star-shaped pieces of aluminum that they said came from the wrecked plane.” TIGHAR had one of the inlays tested. ~~It’s~~ aircraft–grade aluminum.		In addition to heavy-duty fishing tackle, Mims saw the islanders on Gardner using …"crude knives made from aluminum by grinding it with seashells and sand. At the present time I still have some jewel boxes and outriggers with inlaid diamond, heart, and star-shaped pieces of aluminum that they said came from the wrecked plane." TIGHAR had one of the inlays tested. It is aircraft–grade aluminum.

	Ensign Mims was puzzled by what he had seen and the story he had been told. He ~~couldn’t~~ imagine where an aircraft at Gardner in 1941 could have come from. When he returned to Canton Island he asked the District Officer if the British had lost a plane at Gardner.		Ensign Mims was puzzled by what he had seen and the story he had been told. He couldn't imagine where an aircraft at Gardner in 1941 could have come from. When he returned to Canton Island he asked the District Officer if the British had lost a plane at Gardner.

	"He replied that no British planes had been there and neither had the Americans lost any planes there. I asked him if this could be a part of Amelia Earhart’s plane and he said it could well be, but he had little interest in a story of a lost pilot since the war was in progress. Also, he joked that the woman was American and that the 4th of July and Thanksgiving with the Americans was about all the American history he could take."		::He replied that no British planes had been there and neither had the Americans lost any planes there. I asked him if this could be a part of Amelia Earhart’s plane and he said it could well be, but he had little interest in a story of a lost pilot since the war was in progress. Also, he joked that the woman was American and that the 4th of July and Thanksgiving with the Americans was about all the American history he could take.

	Coast Guardsman Glen Geisinger was stationed on Gardner from late 1945 until the closing of the Loran station in May 1946. Like Mims a year earlier, Geisinger bought or traded for carved wooden boxes and model canoes that featured metal inlays said by the islanders to have come from "the downed plane that was once on the island."		Coast Guardsman Glen Geisinger was stationed on Gardner from late 1945 until the closing of the Loran station in May 1946. Like Mims a year earlier, Geisinger bought or traded for carved wooden boxes and model canoes that featured metal inlays said by the islanders to have come from "the downed plane that was once on the island."
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	[[Image:Box.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|John Mims collection.]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."		[[Image:Box.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|John Mims collection.]]Mims has a collection of small kanawa wood boxes he received as presents from the villagers on Gardner. They are inlaid with small decorative pieces of metal which he was told is metal from the plane. He allowed us to remove one for testing. It is 24ST Alclad --- aircraft aluminum. That this is not just a tale he concocted after seeing publicity about TIGHAR's work is confirmed by his daughter's recollections of playing with the boxes as a young girl. She always knew them as "the boxes with the metal from the crashed plane."

	Mims' story is anecdote but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.		Mims' story is anecdote, but it fits perfectly in a mosaic of other anecdotes from Fiji and Funafuti which tell of an airplane wreck at Gardner Island before World War II.

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