For seventy-five years the world has been captivated and baffled by the mysterious disappearance of pioneer female pilot Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan, over the Pacific Ocean, in 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. Evidence has recently been discovered by The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery, which may support the theory that the pair was on the island of Nikumaroro in the Republic of Kiribati after losing radio contact the day of the disappearance. Even more interesting is the suggestion by researchers that the two might have survived as castaways on this island, 400 miles from Howland Island, for weeks or even months. As reported by ABC News on August 18, researchers have found what appears to be wreckage from a plane off the coast of Nikumaroro Island. Other clues, such as freckle cream and hand lotion used by American women in the 1930s, have also turned up.
A special airing on the Discovery Channel, Sunday, August 19 at 10 EST documents an expedition that gives credence to the theories involving Nikumaroro Island.
Besides being celebrated in her lifetime for accomplishments like being the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Earhart was also a media darling, due in part to the efforts of her publicity agent husband, G.P. Putnam. Her career, as well as other important aspects of her life, namely being an early champion of women's rights, are often overshadowed by the puzzle of her disappearance.
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We are drawn to the deeper mysteries of human history like moths to a flame. That the ultimate outcome for Adolph Hitler and the many theories surrounding the Lincoln assassination are even still debated, speaks to our attraction to such things.
I personally feel that this current investigation to Nikumaroro may finally be on the right track. But... we've been here before with Earhart, just as we have with the Lindbergh kidnapping, Flight 19 and Jimmy Hoffa.
Only time will tell... and a little luck wouldn't hurt, either, lol.
Amelia's Lockheed Electra was within 75 miles of her target Howland Island when her radio cut out. Then the US sent nine ships, 66 aircraft, and well over 3,000 sailors and airmen. They covered well over 250,000 sq. miles of open sea and every island within a 650 mile radius of Howland.
US CGC Itasca Chief Radioman Leo Bellarts 30, was on watch that morning and said: "In the early morning, signals came in pretty good. I actually did go outside and stand right out the radio shack and thought I would hear a motor any second. Her voice was loud and clear; sounded frantic on her last transmission. Then it cut off."
Amelia Earhart was an American heroine, a record-breaking aviatrix, and a celebrity world wide.
Earhart was not a spy -- she was a decoy.
You Search for what you want to keep; you Hunt for what you want to catch.
Taken from, The Hunt For Amelia Earhart
Douglas Westfall, historic publisher, Specialbooks.com