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Re: Update on search for the Earhart plane, 87 years later
From: David C
Date: 2024 Jul 27, 22:53 -0700
From: David C
Date: 2024 Jul 27, 22:53 -0700
Maybe GPS would not have prevented Earhart from getting lost in the Pacific. The crew of Convair C-GKFJ was aiming for NZ which is much larger than Howland Island. They missed!
https://www.tsb-bst.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2003/a03f0114/a03f0114.html
Sorry if I have posted this link before.
David C