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| Date | Name | Thumbnail | Size | Description | Versions |
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| 19:39, 7 February 2009 | Rick for AE Wiki.jpg (file) |  |
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| 20:50, 7 February 2009 | RickJ AE Wiki.jpg (file) |  |
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| 17:34, 11 February 2009 | Nikumaroro Seamount.jpg (file) |  |
24 KB | Reverted to version as of 02:37, 11 February 2009 | 5 |
| 19:40, 21 February 2009 | USCG Const 1944.jpg (file) |  |
461 KB | 1944 aerial photo taken during the construction of the Gardner Island LORAN station. Detachment "D" personnel lived in the "tent city" shown near the beach. | 1 |
| 15:43, 10 March 2009 | Luke Field March 20, 1937 Hawaii Aviation.jpg (file) |  |
140 KB | The right landing gear tire on Amelia Earhart's Electra blew out on takeoff at Ford Island (Luke Field) , March 20, 1937. Courtesy Hawaii Aviation, used with permission. Note: This is the caption used by Hawaii Aviation on their web site. Ric: FYI, the | 1 |
| 15:48, 10 March 2009 | Wheeler Field, Mar 19, 1937 Hawaii Aviation.jpg (file) |  |
150 KB | Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra plane in a Wheeler Field hangar being tuned for her attempted flight around the world, March 19, 1937. Courtesy Hawaii Aviation, used with permission. Note: Original Caption from Hawaii Aviation Ric: This photo shows th | 1 |
| 23:00, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City in 1938 NZ Pacific Aviation Survey Photo.jpg (file) |  |
46 KB | The New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Party bings equipment ashore past the bow of the grounded Norwich City in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF) | 1 |
| 23:02, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City After 1928 Bridge Collision with 4 Lifeboats TIGHAR Archives.jpg (file) |  |
140 KB | This 1928 photo taken after the Second Narrows Bridge accident in Vancouver, B.C., shows the Norwich City with four lifeboats. (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 23:04, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City Aground (Note White Paint on Bulwark) (Wigram AFB Archives).jpg (file) | _(Wigram_AFB_Archives).jpg) |
106 KB | Changed livery with the white painted forward bulwark is still apparent In this 1938 picture of the Norwich City on the Gardner Island reef. The fire that ensued after she ran aground similarly may not have made her name Illegible. (Courtesy, Wigram Air | 1 |
| 23:05, 17 March 2009 | Contour Map NZ Aviation Survey (Wigram AFB Archives).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
1.04 MB | This contour map drawn by the New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Expedition, depicts the Norwich City as “WRECK SS Norwich City Conspicuous But Breaking Up” (Courtesy , Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF) | 1 |
| 23:07, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City (Courtesy Janet Powell).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
291 KB | Shown here is an undated photo of the Norwich City taken before her Vancouver, B.C., Second Narrows Bridge accident. (Courtesy, Janet Powell) | 1 |
| 23:09, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City After Bridge Collision (TIGHAR Archives).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
330 KB | Norwich City following the April 28, 1928 accident striking Vancouver’s Second Narrows’ Bridge. (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 23:11, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City Lifeboat 1938 (Wigram AFB Archives)).jpg (file) | ).jpg) |
106 KB | Both Norwich City lifeboats washed ashore on Gardner. The bottom was cut out of one to free crewmen trapped under the capsized boat. This boat near the survivors’ camp was photographed in 1938 by the New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Expedition. (Co | 1 |
| 23:12, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City in 2007 (TIGHAR Photo by John Clauss).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
43 KB | What remains of the Norwich City in 2007 is ahown in this TIGHAR Collection photo by John Clauss. | 1 |
| 23:13, 17 March 2009 | Routes of Norwich City,Trongate, and Lincoln Elsworth 2.jpg (file) |  |
117 KB | Approximate intended routes of the Norwich City, Lincoln Ellsworth and Trongate. The Trongate and the Lincoln Ellsworth rendezvoused at Gardner Island on Tuesday, December 4, 1929 to rescue the Norwich City survivors. | 1 |
| 23:14, 17 March 2009 | Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Fri 6 Dec 1929,p 8.jpg (file) | _Fri_6_Dec_1929,p_8.jpg) |
285 KB | December 6, 1929 article from the Melbourne, Australia, Argus. (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4054990 | 1 |
| 23:16, 17 March 2009 | Argus (Melbourne, Vic) Thurs 5 Dec 1929, p 7.jpg (file) | _Thurs_5_Dec_1929,_p_7.jpg) |
1,010 KB | December 5, 1929, article from the Melbourne, Australia, Argus (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) http://nla.gov/au/nla.news-article4054690 | 1 |
| 23:18, 17 March 2009 | Argus, Tue 3 Dec 1929, p 7.jpg (file) |  |
892 KB | December 3, 1929 article from the Melbourne, Australia , Argus (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) Http://nla.gov.au/nla/news-article4054173 | 1 |
| 23:22, 17 March 2009 | The Canberra Times, Wednesday 4 December 1929, page 1.jpg (file) |  |
446 KB | Dec ember 4, 1929, article from the Canberra Times (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1020427 | 1 |
| 23:23, 17 March 2009 | Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Wednesday 4 December 1929, page 10.jpg (file) | ,_Wednesday_4_December_1929,_page_10.jpg) |
484 KB | Dec ember 4, 1929 article from the Melbourne, Australia, Argus (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4054293 | 1 |
| 23:24, 17 March 2009 | Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Monday 16 December 1929, page 8.jpg (file) | ,_Monday_16_December_1929,_page_8.jpg) |
165 KB | December 16,1929, Article From Melbourne, Australia, Argus (Courtesy, Australian Newspapers Beta Service) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4057093 | 1 |
| 23:26, 17 March 2009 | Survivor Camp (Wigram AFB Archives).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
357 KB | Remains of Norwich City survivors’ camp photographed by the New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Expedition in 1938. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF) “The lifeboat axes came in very useful for this. Small trees were cut down, trimmed | 1 |
| 23:27, 17 March 2009 | Norwich City Rescue.jpg (file) |  |
120 KB | Norwich City Survivors' campsite and the probable location of the rescue site. | 1 |
| 20:09, 20 March 2009 | Bideford Registry Document Final Entry.jpg (file) |  |
1.09 MB | Last Entry in Norwich City's Registry Document in Bideford, UK (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 18:54, 28 March 2009 | OriginallyRegistered as S.S. Normanby.jpg (file) |  |
70 KB | Originally Registered in London as the S.S. Normanby | 1 |
| 13:00, 30 March 2009 | Small Wooden Cask (Courtesy, Andrew McKenna).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
212 KB | Breakers were small wooden casks for fresh water carried aboard life boats similar to this one. Breakers usually had a tap for dispensing water, and a bung with cork and chain for filling. (Courtesy: Andrew McKenna) | 1 |
| 14:11, 30 March 2009 | Sheep vertebrae.jpg (file) |  |
175 KB | Small bone determined to be a sheep or goat vertibrae which may been in a can of mutton as a flavor enhancer. (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 14:16, 30 March 2009 | Tin can.jpg (file) |  |
40 KB | Tin can in situ at the Seven Site with the flat broad shape consistent with that used for canning mutton. (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 14:18, 30 March 2009 | Food-can (Mutton).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
7 KB | A TIGHAR sketch using the dimensions of the can found at the Seven Site. (TIGHAR Collection) | 1 |
| 15:21, 17 April 2009 | RCS Viti Built in Hong Kong in 1939 as Sir Harry Luke's Vice Regal Yacht..jpg (file) |  |
153 KB | RCS Viti was launched in Hong Kong in 1939 as the Vice-Regal yacht for Sir Harry Charles Joseph Luke. The Viti's 7400 mile range allowed Sir Harry to manage the vast Pacific area of his responsibility. | 1 |
| 15:41, 17 April 2009 | In 1941 Viti Was Fitted With a 4 inch Gun for Wartime Service..jpg (file) |  |
121 KB | In 1941 Viti dipatched wireless operators on Pacific islands who served as coast watchers. Most were taken prisoner by the Japanese and later executed on Tarawa.Source: VITI, New Zealand Maritime Record website [http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/viti.htm]. Us | 1 |
| 15:48, 17 April 2009 | VITI in 1966 Prior to Refitting for Service in Southeast Asia..jpg (file) |  |
180 KB | Toward the end of her career, Viti was sold and extensively refitted for use by Hong Kong shipping interests for service in Southeast Asia. Source: VITI, New Zealand Maritime Record website [http://www.nzmaritime.co.nz/viti.htm]. Used by permission | 1 |
| 12:39, 18 April 2009 | Norwich City at Burrard Dry Dock Co. Following the Second Narrows Bridge Accident (7347).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
212 KB | The Norwich City at the Burrard Drydock Company for repairs following the 23 May 1928 Second Narrows bridge accident. (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7347) | 1 |
| 12:49, 18 April 2009 | Norwich City at the Burrard Drydock Co. for Repairs (7346).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
206 KB | Damage to the Norwich City and Her Cargo of Lumber From the Collision with the Second Narrows Bridge the Year Before She Was Stranded on Gardner Island. (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 7346) | 1 |
| 14:13, 18 April 2009 | Tugs Taking Norwich City to Burrard Drydock Co. Following the Bridge Collision 27-3064.jpg (file) |  |
192 KB | Tugboats Bringing the Norwich City to Burrard Drydock in Vancouver for Repairs Following the Collision with the Second Narrows Bridge. (North Vancouver Museum and Archives 27-3064) | 1 |
| 14:05, 21 April 2009 | New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey Camp in 1938.jpg (file) |  |
183 KB | Campsite of the New Zealand Pacific Aviation Survey in 1938. The camp was near the Norwich City survivors camp of 1929 on Nutiran. (Courtesy, Wigram Air Force Base Archives, RNZAF) | 1 |
| 14:42, 21 April 2009 | Nauru Radio article2436500-4-001.jpg (file) |  |
62 KB | World press reported many post loss radio signals like this one heard by Nauru Radio. | 1 |
| 21:51, 9 May 2009 | 1937 Era Table Radio Courtesy, Radio ERA Archive. Used by permission.jpg (file) |  |
69 KB | Table model radios similar to this one cost about $40, or half a months pay at the time. Courtesy, Radio Era Archive. Used by permission. | 1 |
| 21:00, 20 May 2009 | March of Time July 8, 1937.jpg (file) |  |
188 KB | March of Time script for July 8, 1937. This program was broadcast on CBS less than a week after Earhart disappeared. (Courtesy: Time, Inc.) | 1 |
| 23:32, 20 May 2009 | CBS Microphone.jpg (file) |  |
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| 17:37, 21 May 2009 | 1938 RCA Microphone (©2001 James Steele, All Rights Reserved).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
57 KB | (©2001_James_Steele. All Rights Reserved) | 1 |
| 16:03, 22 May 2009 | Tower Radio Article on March of Time.jpg (file) |  |
176 KB | Tom Carskadon cronicles the production of March of Time from conception to the airing in this January 1935 issue of Tower Radio. It can be found on the University of Virginia Xroads web page [http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA04/wood/mot/html/life/towerradio. | 1 |
| 21:54, 30 May 2009 | March of Time Script 8 July 1937.jpg (file) |  |
135 KB | March of Time script for July 8, 1937. This program was broadcast on CBS less than a week after Earhart disappeared. (Courtesy: Time, Inc.) | 1 |
| 15:04, 5 June 2009 | Norwich City KAP (TIGHAR Photo) 3.jpg (file) | _3.jpg) |
1,013 KB | Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) of the Norwich City Debris Field in July 2007. (TIGHAR Photo) | 1 |
| 15:14, 5 July 2009 | Benedictine Bottle ca 1930's (Courtesy Oxygenee, Ltd.).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
105 KB | Benedictine D.O.M., ca 1930's, with its characteristic bottle shape. It is most likely representative of the bottle found on Gardner Island. (Courtesy: Oxygenee, Ltd.) | 1 |
| 23:05, 22 July 2009 | Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington Refueling Off Lahaina, Maui (Courtesy Hawai Aviation, used with permission.).jpg (file) | .jpg) |
278 KB | Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington refueling off Lahaina, Maui,in this photo taken June 1, 1935. (Courtesy Hawaii Aviation, used with permission.) | 1 |
| 16:32, 9 April 2010 | WT Miller Chronological Files Index.pdf (file) |  |
102 KB | Index for William T. Miller Chronological Papers PDF | 1 |
| 15:32, 15 April 2010 | WT Miller Chronological Files Index Rev 1.pdf (file) | |
102 KB | with minor corrections | 1 |
| 18:19, 17 April 2010 | MarchOfTime July 8, 1937.pdf (file) | |
675 KB | The March of Time script for July 8, 1937 re: Search for Amelia Earhart | 1 |
| 20:16, 27 April 2010 | Norwich City Yardbook 792 p1.JPG (file) |  |
331 KB | Page 1 of the yardbook for yard-number 792, the Normanby, later renamed Norwich City. | 1 |
