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Amelia Earhart’s missing plane mystery could be solved as archaeologists 'confident'

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Buried in sediment in the island's shallow lagoon, satellite imagery matches the dimensions of Amelia Earhart's aircraft.

Earhart vanished somewhere in the Pacific without a trace in 1937 when attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world

A 16-strong team will head to remote Nikumaroro in October to probe a plane-shaped “Taraia Object” which could be the pioneering pilot's lost Electra

The Oregonian🏁 first to report1 days ago

A 2026 expedition to Nikumaroro Island will investigate a mysterious lagoon object that some believe could be Amelia Earhart’s lost plane.