The aircraft was outfitted for long-distance flights. It had state-of-the-art technology for the time. This included radio-telephone systems, navigational equipment and de-icers for the plane wings.
Earhart, along with navigator Fred Noonan, disappeared in 1937. Her last flight was an attempt to be the first pilot to complete a flight along the earth’s equator.
The plane lost contact approximately 100 miles from Howland Island. They were scheduled land there and to refuel on July 2, 1937. Instead, they disappeared.
Researchers have always believed that the pair crashed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
In the years since she vanished numerous expeditions have been sent out looking for the plane and the human remains of its occupants.
Who was Amelia Earhart?
Born in Kansas on July 24, 1897, Amelia Earhart was a high-profile celebrity in the 1930’s. She set a number of flying records.
The American aviator was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was the first to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. She also set speed and altitude records.
