Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?

[jkhirsch]

On 7/17/2017 at 5:10 PM, peevee said:

it was printed in a travel log in 1935 apparently.

Are you a primary source for that travel log Phil!?

Edited July 24, 2017 by jkhirsch

[Seth]

48 minutes ago, peevee said:

it was printed in a travel log in 1935 apparently.

According to the link sent earlier:  The docks where the picture was taken were not constructed until 1936, thus the printed book cannot have included a picture from 1935 showing the dock as it did not exist in 1935.

 

"The Republic of the Marshall Islands is following your investigation of the Amelia Earhart mystery with great interest. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, confirms that the photograph found in the US National Archives is the dock at Jabor on Jaluit Atoll.

Jabor Dock was built in 1936. The events of this period are still recalled by our eldest citizens.  The claim that Jabor dock was already built in 1935 does not match the historical record. Therefore, it would not have been possible for any photos to have been taken of the Jabor dock in 1935.  The dock simply did not exist. The elders who confirmed that Amelia and her navigator were brought to Jabor are of the highest standing and reputation in our community.

The ministry hopes this helps the record straight."

 

The link earlier in this email thread is a bit overzealous, but does give a good argument about the book being wrong or dated wrong.

https://earhartonsaipan.blogspot.com/2017/07/marshallese-government-confirms-date-of.html

Edited July 17, 2017 by Seth