Chuck, I suspect the part about avoiding the cannibals may have been a myth - indeed, there is/was no way of proving it.
The other theory was that the surviving Smith, badly concussed, exhausted and starving, had simply wanders aimlessly until he eventually died of starvation and exposure. I seem to recall the prang happened around 9,000 ft.
They were way off track and the theory was they may have diverted to look at a crashed bomber. Had they stuck to their flight plan, they may have been found during the initial air search.
It's like the Ronald Biggs theories - and I've heard quite a few. Truth is Biggs never revealed how he got from Melbourne to South America, so no one will ever prove if Cec Randall and the Crowley Aztec were involved.
Who will ever know?
Last edited by Torres; 16th Dec 2004 at 04:52.