Researchers Locate Amelia Earhart Plane Wreckage Near Nikumaroro Island

Amelia Earhart, the pioneering female aviator known for her solo transatlantic flight, disappeared in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe with navigator Fred Noonan. Their last known journey involved a planned refueling stop at Howland Island, but due to a series of communication failures and likely fuel exhaustion, they vanished over the Pacific Ocean. A leading theory supported by radio transmissions suggests they ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean. Recently, satellite images revealed a mysterious object submerged near Nikumaroro Island that resembles Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E, prompting an upcoming expedition with advanced underwater technology to investigate. This mission, supported by Purdue University and led by the Archaeological Legacy Institute, aims to potentially resolve the longstanding mystery of Earhart's fate. The island has yielded artifacts consistent with Earhart's timeline, bolstering hopes that the expedition could provide definitive evidence about her disappearance.