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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Amelia Earhart |
| Material Type: | Biography, Videorecording, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource, Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ric Gillespie; International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. |
| ISBN: | 1591143195 9781591143192 9781591143192 |
| OCLC Number: | 69593929 |
| Notes: | "TIGHAR, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery." |
| Description: | xiv, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| Contents: | An airport in the ocean : American Equatorial Islands-- Kamakaiwi Field : preparations for the first world flight attempt -- Hawaiian debacle : the Luke Field accident -- Reversals : preparations for the second world flight attempt -- Not for publication : crossing the South Atlantic -- Stand to sea : preparations for the flight to Howland Island -- The long road to Lae : delays on the way to New Guinea -- "Denmark's a prison" : confusion and frustration in Lae -- Lost : communications failure on the flight to Howland Island-- Probably down : the last in-flight radio messages -- The search begins : the first day -- "Think It Is Plane?" : the first night -- Hoaxes and hopes : the second day -- Voices : the second night -- Negative results : the third day -- Bearings : the third night -- Betty's notebook : the fourth day -- 281 North : the fourth night -- The most likely place : Colorado arrives -- Signs of recent habitation : the search of the Phoenix Group -- "We will find Amelia tomorrow" : Lexington's search -- Banquo's Ghost : explaining failure. |
| Responsibility: | Ric Gillespie. |
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