Missing: Believed Killed: Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Glenn Miller and the Duke of Kent

by Roy Conyers Nesbit

The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a century after their final flights, what happened to them is still the subject of speculation, conspiracy theory and controversy. This has prompted Roy Conyers Nesbit to reinvestigate their stories and to write this perceptive, level-headed and gripping study. Using testimony from new witnesses and hitherto undisclosed public records, he seeks to explain why they were reported missing: believed killed . He describes why American aviatrix Amelia Earhart vanished in the Pacific on her round-the-world flight in 1937, what caused the death of Britain s aviation heroine Amy Johnson over the Thames estuary in 1941, and what really killed band-leader Glenn Miller on his doomed flight to Paris in 1944. And he applies the same expert forensic eye to other tragic aerial mysteries of the period including the flying-boat crash that claimed the life of the Duke of Kent in Scotland in 1942. This classic study, issued here for the first time in paperback, will be fascinating reading for students of aviation history and for anyone who is intrigued by tales of flights into the unknown."

Genres: Mystery, Historical, Nonfiction, Aviation

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Roy has a long-established reputation as a leading aviations historian, who served in the wartime RAF.

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to thank Pen and Sword for allowing me a free ebook of this title to read in exchange for an honest review.

This is a very interesting book that goes into different famous aircraft crashes over the years. It covers Amelia Earheart, Amy Johnson, the Duke of Kent, Glenn Miller and a section on the Bristol Beufants. The author has obviously spent a lot of time researching each disappearance and has an extensive knowledge of flight due to being a navigator in the RAF.
Some of the information provided in the book is very specific and can be confusing as it's not fully explained. The author also focuses a lot on their own interests and does at times start talking about his own carer when it's not strictly on subject.
However, I did learn a lot from this book and want to follow up what I have learned in other places.

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[Tekken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elukutseliste lendurite seas leidub rohkem häid kirjanikke kui näiteks meremeeste hulgas. Roy Conyers Nesbit, kelle sulest meil on ilmunud Hessi lennu ülevaade (kahjuks katkutud kujul), on üks neid vastuolulise kuulsusega autoreid, keda mainstream ja vandenõuteoreetikud ühtemoodi sarjavad.

„Missing: Believed Killed“ võtab luubi alla viis segastel asjaoludel asetleidnud juhtumit lennunduse kuldajastust, kui aeroplaanid lendasid veel propelleri, mitte undavate torude abil. Amelia Earharti ja Glenn Milleri kadumist või Kenti hertsogi hukkumist on tegelikult juba nii palju lahatud, et eriti kõrgeid lootusi mul selles suhtes polnud. See, et Nesbit suutis ka nende puhul midagi uut lisada, oli küll meeldiv üllatus.

Amelia Earharti suhtes on Nesbit vast liigagi heasoovlik ja märgib üksnes, et tema kogemused navigatsiooni ja kahe mootoriga lennukite piloteerimise vallas jätsid soovida. Earharti kaasmaalased on legendaarse naispiloodi suhtes märksa kriitilisemad. James R. Ashley (Disappeared Without A Trace) on välja toonud, et Amelia ei osanud morsetähestikku ega pidanud ka vajalikuks seda ära õppida. Enne teeleasumist ei viitsinud ta oma uue lennukiga põhjalikumalt tutvuda ning kogu lennu marsruut oli pehmelt öeldes õhinapõhine.

Elgen M. Long on välja selgitanud, et ka tema navigaatori kaart oli tõenäoliselt ekslik. Samas tundub Nesbiti teooria Noonani tegutsemise kohta Longi omast märksa tõenäolisemana. Nii Nesbit kui Long on välja toonud, et Earharti lennuki konstruktsioon võis tema juhtunule otseselt ja kaudselt kaasa aidata.

Amy Johnsoni hukkumine otse Thamesi suudmes näitab omakorda, kui palju sõja ajal ilmast sõltub. Tema puhul oli tõesti tegemist mitme juhuse kokkulangemise, mitte oma võimete ülehindamisega.

[john kot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good read but all real supposition

This is a well written book on basically supposition but still factual. Ive
Great for fellow historynbuffs...........Thanks for the read