The world’s most notable and first female aviator who managed to fly across the Atlantic’s disappearance is one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.
Amelia Earhart, the pioneer, and famed American aviator made history by becoming the first woman and second person in the history of aviation to fly across the Atlantic. In the year 1937, as her 40th birthday was approaching, she set out to try something unthinkable, she decided to attempt to fly around the world. She prepared for the journey and on June 1st she set out to fulfill her goal alongside her navigator, Fred Noonan from Miami. She had almost completed 22,000 miles out of her 29,000 miles goal, before mysteriously disappearing on July 2. According to the official sources, nobody knows what happened to her, but through the years we have come across many theories that may shed light on the mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart.
Theory no 1: Her plane was crashed and it sank to the Pacific Ocean
This theory is one of the most popular theories regarding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. According to it, Earhart’s plane Lockheed Model 10 Electra never made it to Howland Island because of the possible fuel shortage. This means the plane must have crashed and sunk deep in the Pacific Ocean. In her last message to Itasa, US Coast Guard Cutter, she mentioned that they are low on fuel and were on lines 157-337. Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan were declared lost at sea on July 17th, 1939.
Theory no 2: Amelia Earhart was a spy who survived, lived her life as an undercover
This theory was popularized by a 2016 book by author W.C. Jameson named “Amelia Earhart: Beyond the Grave”. According to the book, Earhart was not just a genius and gifted pilot but a trained spy, who was hired by President Roosevelt to monitor the Japanese military movement. The book theorized that she was possibly captured by the Japanese and was held for years. To avoid unnecessary attention, Roosevelt also remained silent about her. She was liberated in the year 1945 (according to the book) and she returned to her country and lived with a changed identity and passed away in the year 1982. This theory is also discussed in several other books but the theory was widely debunked.
Even though her death remains a mystery, her life left behind a legacy that would inspire women around the world to shatter the glass ceiling.
