Searching For Amelia Earhart: The 75th Anniversary

It has been 75 years since Amelia Earhart disappeared on July 2, 1937, as she was flying over the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to fly around the world. Her two-engine plane, Lockheed Electra, Earhart, and her navigator Fred Noonan were never found. 

In honor of the 75th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's disappearance, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) is setting out to search for Earhart's plane, the Electra, at Nikumaroro, an island in the western Pacific Ocean, where they believe Earhart was stranded.

Ric Gillespie, TIGHAR's executive director, says new interest in the search was peaked when in 1997 female bones were discovered on the island.  Since the initial discovery, lotions and other items have been located in the area dating to the 30's, a strong suggestion that this may be the location and that maybe Earhart survived the crash and lived on this deserted island.

via NPR, via ABC