In mid-2025, a group of scientists claimed to have discovered the remains of the Lockheed 10-Electra plane that was used by the company. Amelia Earhart attempts to circumnavigate the world in 1937.
he June 1 That year, pilot and navigator Fred Noonan began the flight A journey of 46,670 km From California, through Central and South America, then across Africa, reaching Australia, before returning across the Pacific Ocean. he On July 2 they were reported missing And the pilot He was pronounced dead on January 5, 1939.
Since then, several attempts have been made to find the plane. In 2025, a series of aerial photographs, taken in 1938, showing a strange metal object on the island of Nikumaroro in the South Pacific Ocean, were considered a “very strong” possibility. The missing plane.
Purdue University, which funded Earhart’s fateful flight, announced that it would send a team to verify all this. “We believe we owe it to Amelia and her legacy at Purdue to fulfill her wish to bring Elektra back to the university,” said Steve Schultz, that university’s general counsel. NBC News.
Amelia Earhart is considered a pioneer in aviation And alsoA symbol of women’s empowerment. She was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas, and during World War I, she volunteered in Toronto, Canada, where she treated wounded airmen. This experience led her to become interested in aviation.
In 1928, she rose to fame when she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean with aviator Wilmer Stoltz. Her feat propelled her to stardom and gave her the support she needed to pursue her own projects.
In 1932, she achieved international fame when she became the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Lockheed Vega 5B aircraft experience. That’s why he got Distinguished Flying Cross, Being the first woman to receive this distinction.
During his racing career he set several records. In terms of distance, altitude and speed, he emerged as one of the promoters of commercial air travel. In addition, he wrote many books in which he narrated his experiments and experiences She advocated equal rights for women in aviation and other traditionally male fields.
Earhart’s influence went beyond aviation. She was an active member of the National Woman’s Party and an advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment. Between 1935 and 1937, she served as a visiting professor and career advisor to women at Purdue University, where she encouraged the formation of the Ninety-Nine, an international organization for female pilots.
His greatest challenge, flying around the world, ended in tragedy. In 2018, analysis of skeletal remains found on Nikumaroro Island indicated they were likely those of Earhart, even though they were Earhart’s. There is still scientific controversy about this result.
Now, a new expedition is preparing to return to the same place, but this time with a more specific goal. The focus is on the so-called Taraia objectan anomaly discovered via satellite whose shape is remarkably similar to the fuselage of an aircraft.