TIGHAR Tracks

TIGHAR Tracks, published four times each year, is the official publication of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. A subscription to TIGHAR Tracks is included as part of membership in the foundation.

First issue: 15 February 1985.

• Index for all issues.

Issue	Title	Subject	Code
Volume 1 #1, 2/15/85	The Agaiambo E	The B-17 in New Guinea.	B17
Volume 1 #1, 2/15/85	Operation Barnstormer	Aircraft in a barn in New York.	HP
Volume 1 #1, 2/15/85	Rumor Mill	Condor; Buccaneer; P-26; June Bug.	RM
Volume 1 #1, 2/15/85	Midnight Ghost	Report of field work in Maine.	PMG
Volume 1 #1, 2/15/85	Public Exhibits 1985	List of appearances.	PR
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	Welcome	Welcome to new members.	PR
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	Midnight Ghost	Technology to be deployed in field work.	PMG
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	Operation Barnstormer	Aircraft and components for sale.	FS
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	The Agaiambo E	Research progress on B-17.	B-17
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	Rumor Mill	Underground Luftwaffe, Lost Zeros, Hellcats and Catalinas.	RM
Volume 1 #2, 5/15/85	The Swamp Orphan	P-47 research on NC swamp aircraft.	RM
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Notice of Expedition	B-17 field work in New Guinea.	B-17
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Midnight Ghost	Report of field work.	PMG
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	The Rumor Mill	B-17 in Maine	RM
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Operation Sepulchre	Report on research	OS
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Operation Gold Rush	Research on WWII aircraft in Alaska	HP
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Swamp Orphan	P-47 research project	RM
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	TIGHAR Travels	Report on what management did	MM
Volume 1 #3, 9/15/85	Each One Reach One	Membership drive	MM
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	That They Might Escape the Teeth of Time	Preservation essay	HP
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	B-17E Recovery Expedition	Update on research and expedition	B-17
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Round Up	Swamp Orphan, Alaska, stuff for sale	RM
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Midnight Ghost	Update on research and expeditions	PMG
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	The Rumor Mill	B-17 in Maine; B-24 etc. in PNG; Pittsburgh B-25	RM
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Strictly Business	Taxes; chapters; expedition questionnaire; sponsor thanks	TB
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Proof of Concept	Project halted by PNG government.	B-17
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Midnight Ghost	Second Lake hypothesis	PMG
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Annual Dinner	Announcement and invite; B-17 theme	FR
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Mission Update	Write-up of trip to B-17	B-17
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Operation Sepulchre	Research and progress	OS
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Rumor Mill	B-17 in Maine	RM
Volume 2 #1, 2/15/86	Strictly Business	Richard Yersak on board; other board business; members and ex-members; B-17 expedition	TB
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Aircraft to Artifact	Preservation essay	HP
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Operation Sepulchre	OpSep sponsorship	OS
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	The Defense Does Not Rest	B-17 problems	B-17
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Midnight Ghost	PMG 1986 fieldwork – camping in the woods	PMG
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Snow Job	Alaska explanations and history	HP
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Crack Shots	Book and magazine reviews	RV
Volume 2 #3, 11/15/86	Strictly Business	Members and ex-members; B-17 beads and trinkets	TB
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	To The Members	Welcome to new members	MM
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Curtain Call	PMG history lesson	PMG
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Dramatis Personae	Bios of Nungesser and Coli	PMG
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Midnight Ghost	General update	PMG
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Notice of Expedition	Search ops plan	PMG
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Member-To-Member	Member report on field work in Maine.	PMG
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Two Steps Forward – One Step Back	Agaiambo E progress and problems.	B-17
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Operation Sepulchre	Research update	OS
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Rumor Mill	Greenland P-38s, Byrd’s Condor	RM
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Goingzon	Hunter hunt for Ed Stead; Connie for sale	FS
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Dear TIGHAR	Letters from members, including Mary Wickham Bond	LT
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Review and Comments	Book review, A Missing Plane	RV
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Strictly Business	Computer needs; Sun ’n’ Fun; financial statements	TB
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	For Sale	Beads and trinkets	FS
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Chuck & Frank’s Garage	Bob Gillespie’s Midnight Ghost cartoon.	HM
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	TIGHAR	Mission statement	MM
Volume 3 #1, 5/15/87	Investigative Seminar	NASM seminar results	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	TIGHAR	Contents, mission statement, board list	MM
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	The Warbird Dilemma	Preservation essay	HP
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Dear TIGHAR	Letters from members and others	LT
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	New Evidence	Midnight Ghost stuff	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Notes From the Field	Expedition XI	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	One Less Loose End	Geoff Hurlbut’s article on flight suits	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Black Heart	Nungesser’s Coat of Arms	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Group Effort	Sponsor thanks, and listing of individual help	PMG
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	B-17 Recovery	Report on progress (none)	B-17
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Operation Sepulchre	Research progress	OS
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Historic Aircraft Directory	Possibility of computerized directory	HP
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	The Rumor Mill	Berry in Montana, cigarette case; Ryan in Arizona	PMG/RM
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	The Aviation Archeologist	Flying searches	AA
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Taking it Personally	Funding issues	FR
Volume 3 #2, 8/15/87	Strictly Business	Board and acknowledgements	TB
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Overview – The Warbird Dilemma II	Preservation essay.	HP
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Dear TIGHAR	Preservation comments from members	LT
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Project Midnight Ghost	Overview of the project	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Notes From the Field	PMG 12 and 13	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Affairs of the Heart	PMG Black heart and motto	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Is There a French Major in the House?	Request for help translating report	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	L’Oiseau Blanc and the Lindbergh Legacy	How the two flights related to each other	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Unsolved Mysteries	The show about us	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Far Side	Cartooon: “Early Archeologists”	HM
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Group Effort	PMG fundraising	FR
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	L’Oiseau Blanc	Plans of aircraft	PMG
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Goin’ For It	Travis and TIGHAR problems	B-17
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	A Shocking Tail	Ju88 tail with swastika	OS
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Members’ Exploits – Truk Odyssey	Alan Olson and Curt Newport	MM
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Rumor Mill	Cincinnati Airacobra; Greenland P-38s	RM
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Thanks for the Memories	Aviation archeologist: Witness testimony	AA
Volume 4 #1, 4/15/88	Strictly Business	TIGHAR move; membership fee up to $35	TB
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Overview	Editorial on TIGHAR’s future	FR
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Dear TIGHAR	Letters concerning new format	LT
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Notes From the Field	Report on PMG XIV	PMG
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Group Effort	PMG funding	PMG
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Calvin & Hobbes	Archeology cartoon	HM
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Amelia, Child & Pilot	Review of Amelia My Courageous Sister	RV/AE
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Members’ Exploits	B-47 and Ford Tri-Motor in Montana	MM
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	From the Ground Up	First offering of course	AA
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	10 in 10	Membership campaign	FR
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	The Case of the Boys in the Bunker	Report on Valhalla by Albrecht Weissman	OS
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	The Aviation Archeologist	Searching from the air	AA
Volume 4 #2, 7/15/88	Strictly Business	Dues, addresses, etc.	TB
Volume 5 #1, 5/15/89	Earhart Project Receives Diplomatic Approval	Kiribati gives approval to Niku I	AE
Volume 5 #1, 5/15/89	Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters	Influence of the project.	PMG
Volume 5 #1, 5/15/89	Project Midnight Ghost	Notes from the Field XVI	PMG
Volume 5 #1, 5/15/89	Quick & Dirty	News briefs – SYMA	RM
Volume 5 #1, 5/15/89	Strictly Business	New format. First produced on our own computer	TB
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	All Ahead Full	Earhart Project update	AE
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	Quick & Dirty	Greenland; Wildcat; PMG update	RM
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	Historic Aircraft and Adaptive Use	Preservation essay	HP
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	Wooden Witches	Review of Donahue’s book	RV
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	Are You Certifiable	List of people who have taken course	AC
Volume 5 #2, 6/15/89	Strictly Business	Renewals, directory, course schedule	TB
Volume 5 #3, 8/15/89	Testing the Hypothesis	Departure of first Earhart expedition	AE
Volume 5 #3, 8/15/89	Project Midnight Ghost	PMG XVII announcement	PMG
Volume 5 #3, 8/15/89	Adaptive Use	Preservation and accident losses	HP
Volume 5 #3, 8/15/89	Strictly Business	Renewals, directories, courses	TB
Volume 5 #4, 11/15/89	Finding Amelia	Update on search	AE
Volume 5 #4, 11/15/89	Quick & Dirty	Greenland; PMG 17 announcement	RM
Volume 5 #4, 11/15/89	Adaptive Use	CAF A-20; P-51s	HP
Volume 5 #4, 11/15/89	Strictly Business	Directory; course; orders	TB
Volume 5 #5, 12/15/89	Artifact Identification & Analysis	Bookcase and lighter	AE
Volume 5 #5, 12/15/89	Project Midnight Ghost	PMG 17 report	PMG
Volume 5 #5, 12/15/89	Research Needed	AE – batteries, Sydney crash, J. L. Marks, Noonan	AE
Volume 5 #5, 12/15/89	Where Does the Money Go	Pie chart of TIGHAR finances	TB
Volume 5 #5, 12/15/89	Strictly Business	Tax deductions for members	TB