[goodcanadian]

It is funny that he is pretending to have only realized what this patch "is" as there were claims from TIGHAR several years ago that this piece of metal could be that patch. As I commented on another article, yesterday, I am highly skeptical of any of their claims as they seem to draw highly fanciful conclusions from very little evidence.

[curtis]

The thing that's changed recently is the theory about which part of the airplane the patch might have been applied to.

From http://tighar.org/wiki/2-2-V-1 (http://tighar.org/aw/mediawiki/index.php?title=2-2-V-1&oldid... if the wiki page gets edited):

> "All aspects of the artifact, including the rivet pattern, fit closely with a section of the belly on the right hand side of the aircraft between stations 269 5/8ths and 293 5/8ths..."

My recollection is that they ultimately decided that the patch did not match the section of the belly described in the quote. It's only been in the last couple of months that they started thinking that the patch might have been one that covered the window.

[pyrophane]

My first thought in seeing this headline was to think "no these guys again." They do this every few years. They trot out some new piece of "evidence" in an attempt to drum up money for yet another expedition to the Nikumaroro island. Never mind that they've already been there 10 times and have failed to come up with anything credible.

It is also worth noting that the island in question has been periodically inhabited for much of the century prior to TIGHAR beginning its investigation, so the discovery of numerous artifacts is unsurprising, but it hasn't stopped them from trying to link everything they find to Earhart. What's more, the records of radio communication with the aircraft don't support the notion that they would have landed so far off course.

[jesserwilliams]

I agree there is a high amount of speculation in this article, and he's not the first person to suggest that this item is the patch from her aircraft. (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/06/27/photos-could-prove...)

Either way, I'm curious if they will find anything with an ROV. Coral reefs in the middle of the ocean don't provide the necessary protection to preserve an artifact like her aircraft. Which would explain why a single piece was found washed up on an island.

[Shivetya]

We only have to wait to see if they do discover anything next year. There are only so many times you can cry wolf.