Evidence that this island was the final place for the intrepid pair is "circumstantial,: but "strong." The new search lasts for ten days in July and will use advanced underwater robotic submarines and mapping equipment. Some see this as "the last great American mystery of the 20th century."
Earhart and Noonan disappeared July 2, 1937, while flying from New Guinea to Howland Island as part of their attempt to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the earth.
Some people are convinced they crashed into the ocean and some even go so far as to say the Japanese had something to do with it (as relations between the two countries were rapidly diminishing.
The group believes that Noonan and Earhart managed to land on a reef by the small island of Nikumararo, then known as Gardner Island, and survived for a short time. High tides probably washed the plane off the reef into deeper waters which is where the search will primarily be directed.
Hoping for Success. --Cooter
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