No Fawcett In Desert!

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Has anyone else heard this?....:

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The News of the World", an English scandal newspaper (known in England as "News of the Screws"), states:

But now the official search spokeswoman, Lieutenant Colonel Cynthia Ryan of the US Civil Air Patrol, has told the News of the World she believes he may NOT have crashed.

She said: "Anything is possible. There are a lot of raised eyebrows— even more so now. I know very few people here, friends in law enforcement, that buy this story like the rest of the world has."

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Lt Col Ryan—closely involved from the outset—said: "I've been doing this search and rescue for 14 years. Fossett SHOULD have been found.

"It's not like we didn't have our eyes open. We found SIX other planes while we were looking for him. We're pretty good at what we do."

Lt Col Ryan confirmed claims that Fossett was cheating on devoted wife Peggy and suggested he might have faked his death to avoid a multi-million divorce settlement if she had ever found o ut.

And she hinted that he might have been in money trouble, losing out on investments in troubled financial institutions Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns.

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/2707_steve_fossett.shtml
 
OtisAir said:
"It's not like we didn't have our eyes open. We found SIX other planes while we were looking for him. We're pretty good at what we do."
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Hmmm.... So they never bothered to look for those SIX planes?:goofy::dunno:
 
hes probably working at the same gas station as Elvis.
 
Sorry...I do not buy it.

I am in the CAP, and trust me, NO ONE is going to "confirm" rumors of a lost aircraft pilot having an affair, or even knowing enough to confirm such an allegation!
 
tdager said:
Sorry...I do not buy it.

I am in the CAP, and trust me, NO ONE is going to "confirm" rumors of a lost aircraft pilot having an affair, or even knowing enough to confirm such an allegation!
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Agreed. Been a long time, but I did the CAP thing, and you don't talk to reporters about that kind of thing. Nonsense. Been involved in USAF SAR, and you Sure as blazes don't talk about that to reporters!
 
I thinkFawcettis in California and likely not in the desert.

BUT have they found Steve Fossett yet?

(Holy $#%^ she's 61!)
 
KennyFlys said:
I had the same thought. No one knew they were missing? There has to be an interesting story behind those aircraft.
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Probably not. It is a sad fact that people (including the government) look a lot harder and longer if a famous person is missing. E.g.: JFKJr.

-Skip
 
Even if he was afraid of loosing all of his money, if he faked his death, he can't exactly withdraw any.
 
Tristar said:
Even if he was afraid of loosing all of his money, if he faked his death, he can't exactly withdraw any.
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There could have been some accounts established somewhere well prior to his "accident"... Grand Cayman, perhaps?
 
2256Q said:
Yes, it is. It is not, however, yours truly. I went through a messy divorce several years ago, and most of my treasures were "lost". AF pics among them.
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Ahh, that's better. I was previously seeing only a very small portion of the image around the cockpit section. Man, that NF-104 sends shivers up my spin! And BTW, I certainly know what it's like to lose valuables to an angry ex!
 
Frank Browne said:
Ahh, that's better. I was previously seeing only a very small portion of the image around the cockpit section. Man, that NF-104 sends shivers up my spin! And BTW, I certainly know what it's like to lose valuables to an angry ex!
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I can't remember how high this one went, but it was several thousand feet above 100K. Maybe 113,000, somewhere in there. I zoomed one to 100K one day over CA. It was one unhappy little F-104 up there. Controls sluggish, almost unresponsive, engine starving for air. My intention had been to better Yeager's altitude record, but the plane didn't want to. I was a damned fool for even trying it, but when you're young and still in that "bullet proof" state of mind, you take bigger risks.
 
Quick, somebody paint Steve Fawcett in that Diner picture with Elvis, Bogie, James Dean, Marilyn, and the others. Preferably on velvet.

Also, they can't find him because he was lifted out by black helicopter and taken to Area 51. Apparently he was taken over by extraterrestrials on his balloon trip.
 
AAARGH it's Fossett not Fawcett. Although Farrah is a bit easier on the eyes :-)
 
Yah, I know. That's why they can't find him... They ask the guy they found for his name, he said FOSSETT, and they said "never mind".

Tuttle or Buttle?
 
2256Q said:
Yes, it is. It is not, however, yours truly. I went through a messy divorce several years ago, and most of my treasures were "lost". AF pics among them.
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Happens to lots of us. I have no photos of self, parent, children from before divorce, except he mailed all the wedding albums.
 
Tristar said:
Even if he was afraid of loosing all of his money, if he faked his death, he can't exactly withdraw any.
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HELLO-

I'M HOPING YOU COULD HELP ME. MY NAME IS STEVE FOSSETT AND I AM HIDING OUT IN NIGERIA. I MOVED MOST OF MY CONSIDERABLE WEALTH INTO NIGERIAN BANKS BEFORE I FAKED MY CRASH AND DEATH EARLIER THIS YEAR.

THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ENSURED THAT MY BANK ACCOUNTS ARE FROZEN AND ALL ASSETS SEIZED.
IT IS IN VIEW OF THIS, THAT I SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$50,000,000 (FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) BEING THE VERY LAST OF MY FAMILY FUND IN MY POSSESSION AND CONTROL.


IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY ON MY BEHALF, I SHALL GIVE YOU 10% OF THE TOTAL SUM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MY SOLICTIOR MR. BELLO ABACHA IMMEDIATELY ON TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-1-7591526 OR FAX NUMBER 234-1-759O845 WHO WILL INFORM YOU PROPERLY ON THE PROCEDURES FOR EXECUTION . PLEASE, BE INFORMED THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS 100% RISK FREE. HOWEVER, THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS PROPOSAL IS VERY IMPORTANT.
MEANWHILE, MY INTENTION IS TO INVEST THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY BASED ON YOUR ADVICE AND PLEASE ENSURE TO KEEP THIS PROPOSAL VERY SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND SEND TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FACSIMILE NUMBER FOR EASY AND CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION.
 
You guys are barking up the wrong tree. He didn't fake it for the money. He's working on some super black project (aurora B?) & the feds thought this was better then "sheep washing"
 
CAP Follow Up to article on Fossett:

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CAP position on Steve Fossett search clarified
July 28, 2008

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- On Oct. 3, 2007, Civil Air Patrol suspended the search for aviator Steve Fossett following one of the largest and most intensive searches for a missing aircraft in modern history.

Despite CAP’s well-coordinated efforts, Fossett and his aircraft remain undetected. Throughout the search for Fossett, Lt. Col. Cindy Ryan, then Nevada Wing public information officer, served as primary media spokesperson. The search was conducted primarily from Minden-Tahoe Airport in Nevada. With suspension of the search, media inquiries are now handled by CAP National Headquarters Public Affairs at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Recent comments attributed to Ryan regarding the search for Fossett contain errors of fact, appear to be taken out of context and were not released with the knowledge or approval of CAP. Civil Air Patrol’s role in the search for Fossett, as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, was limited to search and rescue in coordination with other emergency service providers. Issues pertaining to Fossett’s personal life and/or rumors surrounding his disappearance are entirely unrelated to CAP’s search efforts and, therefore, it would be inappropriate for CAP to comment about them.

Over the last decade, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and CAP have been involved in thousands of searches for missing aircraft, and only 18 of those missions are unsolved. CAP members perform 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the AFRCC and were credited by AFRCC with saving 103 lives in 2007.

The search for Fossett ended after a 20,000-square-mile search that included members of CAP’s Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas wings. Initially, more than 60 CAP Nevada Wing members and six aircraft were involved in the search effort. Sophisticated “grid” searches of thousands of square miles of rugged, high-desert terrain were conducted by CAP volunteers who devoted in excess of 17,000 man-hours both on the ground and in the air. CAP flew 629 flights totaling 1,774 flying hours.

From the start of the operation, these areas were searched repeatedly at different times of day and light angles in order for crews to better see into deep mountain ravines. Ground search teams on foot, horseback and all-terrain vehicles simultaneously combed the same target areas.

In addition, nearly a dozen radar analysts reviewed the Fossett radar data, including experts from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Air Force, Navy, National Transportation Safety Board and CAP, using multiple approaches and software tools, all looking for Fossett’s radar track.

CAP, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Nevada National Guard, Nevada’s Department of Emergency Management, California’s Office of Emergency Services and many other agencies worked under a unified command structure in order to share resources and coordinate efforts. Also, the Hilton Flying M Ranch’s assets worked closely with CAP and these agencies to ensure their efforts were not duplicated and safety was maintained at all times.

“The search for Steve Fossett is a testament to the unforgiving terrain comprising the search area,” said Lt. Col. E.J. Smith, Nevada Wing vice commander. “The combination of high altitude, thick forest and mountainous terrain proved to be unconquerable during this particular search operation.”
 
Of course he cannot be found. Simple explination. He was flying in the Nevada desert. What else has been known to fly around the Nevada desert and is the subject of a huge coverup??

Aliens!!!! That's WHAT

Steve Fosset was flying too close to the Nevada test range and he was either shot down by the Air Force and his plane and body removed because he got too close to one of the space ships coming in or leaving. Or he was actually taken aboard one of the alien space ships.

It is an election year and we know the aliens have been manipulating the political environment of the US for decades.
 
smigaldi said:
Of course he cannot be found. Simple explination. He was flying in the Nevada desert. What else has been known to fly around the Nevada desert and is the subject of a huge coverup??

Aliens!!!! That's WHAT

Steve Fosset was flying too close to the Nevada test range and he was either shot down by the Air Force and his plane and body removed because he got too close to one of the space ships coming in or leaving. Or he was actually taken aboard one of the alien space ships.

It is an election year and we know the aliens have been manipulating the political environment of the US for decades.
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Welcome back, Scott. :cheerswine:
 
2256Q said:
Welcome back, Scott. :cheerswine:
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Glad to be back. It was an adventure getting here again.

I got my step-dad all moved out on Friday and even go some good news from his VA social worker that we can get his pension increased so that he can afford to leave the VA nursing home and get into assisted living. It will be near the VA hospital and they will pick him up 3x/week for his dialysis.

Saturday I drove across the state to visit my best friends in the whole world for the day. We had lunch and they made dinner. I finally got to see their new condo on the water of N. Palm Beach.

Sunday my step dad and I spent the day touring around and visited my mom's grave. We then had diner with some friends that have been helping me take care of him for these past 8 months of him being in the hospital.

But on Monday the adventure really started when I drove his car, now mine, back up to Illinois. The first part of the drive was great although when going through Nashville I started getting a couple little wiffs of smoke out of the steering column that got me really worried. But I could not track down the problem. The only thing I could think of was that the non-function cruise control (CC) was in the on position and it may have been shorting out. I moved the switch for CC back to off and did not see the problem again.

Made great time on Day 1 driving from Bradenton, FL. to just north of Bowling Green, KY. Only traffic problem was Nashville. Atlanta was a breeze as I drove around it during lunch. I even got to see what would have been my office on Paces Ferry, RD had I accepted the transfer there about a decade ago.

Only real big problem on Monday was that Windoze Mobile crashed on the cell phone and reset all the settings on it. So no Internet only voice and text. I felt so lost!!!!

Tuesday I got up early and made to the northern Indiana (Merrilville/Gary) by 10am. But Chicago construction slowed me down and it took another 2 hours to get home.
 
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