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Re: Update on search for the Earhart plane, 87 years later
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2024 Aug 12, 14:33 -0700
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2024 Aug 12, 14:33 -0700
> *From: *Gary LaPook > *Date: *2024 Aug 10, 16:59 -0700 > They had planned to depart the next day, > July 1st, but were unable to get a radio time signal so put off the > departure until the 2nd. On one hand, a telegram she sent to a newspaper said, "CLOUDS AND WIND BLOWING WRONG WAY CONSPIRED KEEP HER ON GROUND TODAY IN ADDITION FN HAS BEEN UNABLE ACCOUNT RADIO DIFFICULTIES TO SET HIS CHRONOMETER LACK KNOWLEDGE THEIR FASTNESS OR SLOWNESS DEFEATS ACCURACY CLESESTIAL NAVIGATION" https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/earhart/id/1410/rec/2081 On the other hand, her telegram to Putnam says, "RADIO MISUNDERSTANDING AND PERSONNEL UNFITNESS PROBABLY WILL HOLD ONE DAY HAVE ASKED BLACK FOR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW YOU CHECK METEOROLOGIST ON JOB AS FN MUST HAVE STAR SIGHTS" https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/earhart/id/2622/rec/2065 "Personnel unfitness" — ? The Mr. Black she mentioned was a Department of Commerce official who was aboard Itasca to represent her at Howland. Pearl Harbor had an aerologist standing by to support that leg of the flight. Weather observations along the route were transmitted to Pearl so the aerologist could generate a forecast. Is anyone able to translate the numeric weather code? https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/earhart/id/3207/rec/2066 https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/earhart/id/3208/rec/2067 https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/earhart/id/3439/rec/2070 -- Paul Hirose sofajpl.com
