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Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑːrt/, born July 24, 1897; disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author.[1][Note 1] Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.[3][Note 2] She received the United States Distinguished Flying Cross for this accomplishment.[5] She set many other records,[2] wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.[6] In 1935, Earhart became a visiting faculty member at Purdue University as an advisor to aeronautical engineering and a career counselor to women students. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.[7][8]
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career, and disappearance continues to this day.[Note 3]
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During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career, and disappearance continues to this day.[Note 3]
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Amelia Earhart Theories Revisited, More Than 80 Years After Her Disappearance
The mystery of Amelia Earhart has plagued historians for years. In 1937, the legendary aviator disappeared somewhere in the South Pacific while attempting to...
Thank you my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that July 23 is the anniversary of the birth of American aviation pioneer and author Amelia Mary Earhart who disappeared on July 2, 1937.
Earhart was known to have been near the island when she vanished during her doomed attempt to fly across the globe.
Background from bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43323944
Bones discovered on a Pacific island in 1940 are "likely" to be those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a US peer reviewed science journal.
Earhart, her plane, and her navigator vanished without a trace in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. Many theories have sought to explain her disappearance.
But a new study published in Forensic Anthropology claims these bones prove she died as an island castaway.
The report claims they are a 99% match, contradicting an earlier conclusion.
The study, titled Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones, was first published by the University of Florida and conducted by Professor Richard Jantz from the University of Tennessee.
It disputes that the remains found on the eastern Pacific island of Nikumaroro - about 1,800 miles (2,900km) southwest of Hawaii - belonged to a man, as a researcher had determined in 1941.
Earhart was perhaps the most famous woman in the world when she vanished
A British party exploring the island for habitation in 1940 found a human skull, a woman's shoe, a Navy tool used by her navigator Fred Noonan (who also vanished), and a bottle of the herbal liqueur Benedictine - "something Earhart was known to carry".
"There was suspicion at the time that the bones could be the remains of Amelia Earhart," Dr Jantz wrote in the study.
The party found a total of 13 bones, which were then sent to Fiji to be analysed by Dr D W Hoodless, who concluded that they had belonged to a male.
But Dr Jantz argues that because forensic osteology - the study of bones - was still in its early stages, Dr Hoodless probably reached a wrong conclusion.
"Forensic anthropology was not well developed in the early 20th century," the paper states.
Consulting Dr Hoodless' measurements of the bones, Dr Jantz used Fordisc, a modern computer programme now widely used by forensic anthropologists, to compare them to Earhart's height and body stature.
The bones have unfortunately since been lost, and so cannot be analysed.
But the research team used historical photographs, as well as her pilot's and driver's licences, to determine that her body proportions matched the skeletal remains.
A "historical seamstress" was also consulted to analyse her clothing, including "the inseam length and waist circumference of Earhart's trousers".
"This analysis reveals that Earhart is more similar to the Nikumaroro bones than 99% of individuals in a large reference sample," the report states.
The research found the remains belonged to a taller-than-average woman of European descent, as Earhart was.
"This strongly supports the conclusion that the Nikumaroro bones belonged to Amelia Earhart."
"Until definitive evidence is presented that the remains are not those of Amelia Earhart," Dr Jantz writes in the paper, "the most convincing argument is that they are hers."
Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and was considered one of the most famous women in the world when the mystery of her disappearance began."
The mystery of Amelia Earhart has plagued historians for years. In 1937, the legendary aviator disappeared somewhere in the South Pacific while attempting to become the first female pilot to circle the globe. Earhart's path mostly mapped the equator's route. The only other person with her was her navigator, Fred Noonan. They were never seen alive again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0BE_pZ3_U
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Earhart was known to have been near the island when she vanished during her doomed attempt to fly across the globe.
Background from bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43323944
Bones discovered on a Pacific island in 1940 are "likely" to be those of famed pilot Amelia Earhart, according to a US peer reviewed science journal.
Earhart, her plane, and her navigator vanished without a trace in 1937 over the Pacific Ocean. Many theories have sought to explain her disappearance.
But a new study published in Forensic Anthropology claims these bones prove she died as an island castaway.
The report claims they are a 99% match, contradicting an earlier conclusion.
The study, titled Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones, was first published by the University of Florida and conducted by Professor Richard Jantz from the University of Tennessee.
It disputes that the remains found on the eastern Pacific island of Nikumaroro - about 1,800 miles (2,900km) southwest of Hawaii - belonged to a man, as a researcher had determined in 1941.
Earhart was perhaps the most famous woman in the world when she vanished
A British party exploring the island for habitation in 1940 found a human skull, a woman's shoe, a Navy tool used by her navigator Fred Noonan (who also vanished), and a bottle of the herbal liqueur Benedictine - "something Earhart was known to carry".
"There was suspicion at the time that the bones could be the remains of Amelia Earhart," Dr Jantz wrote in the study.
The party found a total of 13 bones, which were then sent to Fiji to be analysed by Dr D W Hoodless, who concluded that they had belonged to a male.
But Dr Jantz argues that because forensic osteology - the study of bones - was still in its early stages, Dr Hoodless probably reached a wrong conclusion.
"Forensic anthropology was not well developed in the early 20th century," the paper states.
Consulting Dr Hoodless' measurements of the bones, Dr Jantz used Fordisc, a modern computer programme now widely used by forensic anthropologists, to compare them to Earhart's height and body stature.
The bones have unfortunately since been lost, and so cannot be analysed.
But the research team used historical photographs, as well as her pilot's and driver's licences, to determine that her body proportions matched the skeletal remains.
A "historical seamstress" was also consulted to analyse her clothing, including "the inseam length and waist circumference of Earhart's trousers".
"This analysis reveals that Earhart is more similar to the Nikumaroro bones than 99% of individuals in a large reference sample," the report states.
The research found the remains belonged to a taller-than-average woman of European descent, as Earhart was.
"This strongly supports the conclusion that the Nikumaroro bones belonged to Amelia Earhart."
"Until definitive evidence is presented that the remains are not those of Amelia Earhart," Dr Jantz writes in the paper, "the most convincing argument is that they are hers."
Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and was considered one of the most famous women in the world when the mystery of her disappearance began."
The mystery of Amelia Earhart has plagued historians for years. In 1937, the legendary aviator disappeared somewhere in the South Pacific while attempting to become the first female pilot to circle the globe. Earhart's path mostly mapped the equator's route. The only other person with her was her navigator, Fred Noonan. They were never seen alive again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0BE_pZ3_U
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