World News / 01 February 2024
The puzzle of the century
A US underwater exploration company reckons it’s cracked one of aviation’s greatest mysteries and found the missing plane of flying legend Amelia Earhart. Earhart and her navigator vanished in 1937 after taking off from Papua New Guinea during their round-the-world attempt. Deep Sea Vision boss Tony Romeo reckons he’s found the wreck of her plane about 5km underwater near Howland Island – which was meant to be Earhart’s destination. He reckons that “you’d be hard-pressed to convince me that it’s not an airplane and further – that it’s not Amelia’s plane.” The plan is to head back to the site to gather more images. If the plane is in good nick, they hope to bring it to the surface, restore it and put it in the Smithsonian in Washington. Some doubters think the angle of the wings means it’s far from certain it is Earhart’s plane. What a mystery…
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