The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart & The Disappearance


Amelia Earhart, born on July 24, 1897, was the sixteenth woman to ever receive a pilot's license [1], but she is the most well-known female pilot of all time. Soon after receiving her license and owning her first plane, a bright yellow plane named the Canary, Amelia Earhart became a well-known icon in America. The American was fascinated by Amelia Earhart, and she became an instant celebrity. Earhart was a piloting pioneer break many records set by her male peers and setting new records. Earhart was an ambitious woman, and this set her apart from her male colleagues. Amelia Earhart was dominating a traditionally male field. One of her more ambitious goals was to fly across the world in a single airplane. This had not been done before, so it would require a lot of planning. Earhart's route was coordinated so that there would be plenty of stops, allowing her to refuel and rest. The trip was to be along treck, spanning several weeks; this being the case, Earhart would take one other person on the trip, Fred Noonan, a navigator. On June 1st, 1937, Earhart and Noonan set out on the plane named Lockheed Electra. Everything was smooth sailing for the majority of the trip until, they set out for Howland Island from Lae, New Guinea. At that point, the duo had traveled about 22,000 miles and only had 7,000 more to go [2], however, the pair would never arrive at their next destination, Howland Island. There was a widespread search for the pair, but no sign of the plane or the bodies was ever found.

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What Happened To Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan?


It is speculated that Earhart's flight was a cover-up for a larger mission. It is theorized that Earhart was actually working as a spy for FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt), then president of the United States. She was to spy on the then Japanese controlled islands, the Marshall Islands, that were close to Guam, United States controlled island. Earhart and Noonan were then captured by the Japanese, held prisoners and later murdered when the plot was discovered[3]. After the war, many U.S. veterans later came forward stating that they had seen Earhart's plane, Electra, on the Marshall Islands, before being destroyed by the U.S. army. Other Veterans claim to have found her suitcase on the island of Saipan, located in the Marshall Islands. Amongst the Native islanders, rumors spread about to white fliers, one female and one male, being on the islands. Some claim to have personally seen Earhart on the island of Saipan. Others claim to have attended to Earhart, while another islander claims to have actually witnessed her murder[4]. It is thought that the U.S. government covered up the duos' mission and subsequent murder for fear of backlash from the public. After all, Japan had murdered America's sweetheart, while the U.S. government was trying to find a new ally in Japan [5]. To this day no concrete evidence has been found signaling to what truly happened to the pair on that faithful trip.

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