Amelia Earhart, by far the most famous female aviator, has been inspiring adventurers since the 1930's. read more
It seems the Marines exhumed her body after the invasion of Saipan in July 1944. Two enlisted Marines said they did it on the orders of a captain in Marine intelligence. He wouldn’t talk to the author of the book that describes the investigative research. Its “The Search for Amelia Earhart” by Fred Goerner (1966). read more
Not so fast A small group of wreckage hunters purports to have found a bit of Earhart’s Lockheed Electra aircraft. read more
Though rescue workers began scouring the area for signs of life, neither Earhart, her navigator Fred Noonan or their plane were found. In an official report, the U.S. government concluded that the two seasoned flyers, unable to locate their destination of Howland Island, ran out of fuel, crashed into the water and sank. read more