Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:56 pm
Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:05 pm
Four items seem to stand out when you look at this intriguing B/W photograph:
1. The striking resemblance to Capt Fred J. Noonan & the findings of the H/C Image expert relating to his face features found in the original photo.
2. The back of a female Caucasian poss AE glancing at her aircraft nearby.
3. Something that looks like an aircraft on a barge near a Japanese ship originally misidentified by the H/C folks
4. The lack of Japanese guards in the area
Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:20 pm
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Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:32 pm
Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:03 pm
Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:15 pm
Steve Birdsall wrote:I really shouldn't add to all the speculation, but the US versions of the photograph were probably included in a file of similar photos in an effort to get as much information as possible about Japanese installations in the Pacific. I seem to recall stories about Japanese tourists taking photos around Pearl Harbor before the war, and British intelligence called on members of the public who had recently holidayed in Germany for similar reasons.
Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:10 pm
Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:12 am
zorro9 wrote:The photo itself can not be dismissed at this point!
Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:22 am
zorro9 wrote:Sorry but your B/W photo of Capt Fred Noonan is fm a different time frame. A lot earlier than 1937!!
Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:54 pm
Do these 2 books that appear on WWW show w/o a doubt the same Japanese Stamp dates of Oct 1935??? Are the B/w photos exactly the same??
Lots of folks agree with you including the "Hooven Report" that the a/c went down in the vicinity of Howland Island/Guilbert islands area. However, Mr. David Billings still has a strong lead with the finding of the poss P/W engine tag showing the a/c CN #1055 by some AU patrol folks in New Britain!!
Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:26 pm
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