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Major Theories Advanced
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Used in The Decoy and The Dove
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Earhart and Noonan became lost and crashed into the ocean
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No--they became lost but I do not believe they crashed into the ocean
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Earhart and Noonan landed on Gardner Island (now called Nikamaroroo) and perished
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No
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Gardner Island (Nikamaroroo) did have a part in the mystery
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Yes, but only as part of the deception
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Earhart and Noonan were taken into protective custody by the U.S. Government
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The theory was included to illustrate how this rumor might have gotten started
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Earhart and Noonan crash landed on Mili Atoll in the Marshalls and were captured by the Japanese
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Yes
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Earhart and Noonan were taken to Saipan in the Japanese mandated Marianas
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Yes
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The flyers ended up in Japan
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Yes
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Earhart and Noonan were executed as spies on Saipan
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Yes
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Amelia Earhart was Tokyo Rose
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Yes
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There were two sets of flyers--Amelia and Fred and two decoys
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Yes
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The famous aviatrix was smuggled back into the United States after WWII
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Someone was smuggled back
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Theory of two flights
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Yes
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Theory of two flights--one taking off from Lae, New Guinea and the other from British owned Fanning Island by a British couple
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My book contends there could have been many flights during that time
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Amelia Earhart was a traitor and disavowed allegiance to the United States
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No
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Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan crash landed on the Island of Saipan
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Yes
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During the invasion of Saipan, Amelia's Electra 10E was seen being burned by the U.S. Government at Aslito Field
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I'm sure an Electra 10E was seen burning (my book addresses this)
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Amelia Earhart hated her husband GP Putnam and wanted to disappear to be free of him
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No (my book addresses this)
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Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were victims
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Yes
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The United States Government knew where they were but could not get them without war with the Japanese
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Yes
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Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan were deceived by the United States Government
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Yes
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This whole affair could be considered a conspiracy theory
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Yes
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Fred Noonan was a good navigator
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Yes, his record with Pan American was a good one
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Fred Noonan was a bad navigator
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No, but someone had to be blamed for the flyers getting lost
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Amelia Earhart was a good pilot
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Yes, she crossed the Atlantic Ocean by herself and set many records proving her skill
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Ameila Earhart was a bad pilot
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No, but someone had to be blamed for the flyers getting lost
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Pan American Airways figured in this mystery and was a part of it
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Yes
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To Order The Decoy and The Dove go to 1st Books at 1st Books Library Mary Vesta Nickerson attended "Breakfast with the Books," a Continental breakfast and forum of Amelia Earhart authors and researchers that was held at the Atchison Public Library in Kansas on July 21, 2001. She was honored to be on the panel of 10 as a researcher and soon to be author. The fireworks on the Missouri River were the most spectacular she has ever seen and it was a very touching moment to see a small boy chasing fireflies to put them in his jar.
