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Amelia Earhart - Decoy for a Spy Plane?

Amelia Earhart - Decoy for a Spy Plane?

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On July 3, 1975, the Ministry of Justice in Japan responded to an
inquiry by Amelia Earhart researcher and investigator Major Joe
Gervais. Gervais had sent a letter to the Department of
Immigration and Naturalization in Tokyo, operating on the hunch
that Earhart had been taken prisoner and held on Saipan during
WWII but under an assumed identity. The Ministry of Justice
responded, saying the woman in their custody was known to them as
Irene Craigmile. This was not a name mentioned by Gervais to the
Japanese authorities. So, who is Irene Craigmile? Craigmile and
Earhart were acquaintances and pilots who looked similar, but
photos show they are two separate people. This begs the question
for the “Japanese Capture” theory of Earhart’s disappearance: who
then went down with the plane that was apparently ditched near
Buka Island in Papua New Guinea? Were these two women connected
via some secret mission, and is the plane at Buka a version of
Earhart’s Electra 10-E? These questions and evidence are just a
few of the puzzle pieces of the enduring mystery of Earhart’s
fateful last flight, meticulously stitched together by William
“Bill” Pennington Snavely, Jr. in his latest book, Lost in
Flight: Amelia Earhart, Giving Cover as a Decoy for a Spy Plane.
In 2018, Bill was a guest on our show, where he outlined his
research leading to a startling theory of Earhart’s plane
possibly having crashed near the coast of Matsungan Island near
Buka, eventually sinking to a depth of 109 feet. Two main aspects
of Bill’s investigation that remain novel are that, unlike the
other researchers, he calculated his flight tracking starting
from the last known location and then traced backward and that
his team is the only one with an aircraft to investigate whose
characteristics match the Electra. Bill’s multiple expeditions to
Buka have yielded intriguing evidence supporting his claim,
evidence which has previously been kept under wraps due to
nondisclosure agreements. However, as his research in the
intervening years continued, a new hybrid theory emerged from his
discoveries that may solve the disconnect between “Japanese
Capture” and the wreckage at Buka. Could it be that a failed
reconnaissance mission led to one of the greatest coverups in US
history? Bill Snavely is now free to disclose the shocking
findings he revealed in his book. Also joining us is longtime
friend and fellow podcaster Chris Williamson, whose podcast
Chasing Earhart and its companion book, Rabbit Hole: The
Vanishing of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan, is the definitive
interview collection. Prepare to suit up as we dive for the truth
behind one of the world’s most famous and significant aviation
enigmas.

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