Amelia Earhart

Many people believe that Amelia Earhart crashed into the ocean while flying a plane. Others believe she faked her death. Amelia Earhart was the first-ever female to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first-ever solo flight from Hawaii to the US mainland. Amelia was mostly known as the “missing pilot”, but she wrote books too. The Last Flight was her most famous book. She was just a pilot and an author just trying to achieve dreams. 

 

Earhart and Noonan, her co-pilot, departed for their next refueling stop, on July 2. It was the last time Earhart was seen alive. Soon after she and Noonan lost radio contact with the U.S. Coast Guard. President Roosevelt called a massive 2-week search for the missing two, but they were never found. They were declared lost at sea on July 19, 1937. There were many theories about what happened to these poor souls. One of the main ones is that their plane ran out of fuel while looking for the island. They then crashed into the sea, sinking immediately. They were unable to escape in time, drowning in a heavy plane, without seeing their loved ones for the last time. Another theory is that she crashed landed on an island and lived here for a while.

 

There has been some talk that we have possibly found their plane. Nikumaroro Lagoon. A place in the middle of the ocean. An image suggests Amelia Earhart's plane is submerged at the Taraia spit in the Nikumaroro lagoon. Also known as Gardeners Island. Two brothers were on a mission to bring Amelia and Fred home by finding their final resting place. I believe that she had a failure while flying and had to make an emergency landing in the ocean. She tried to contact the coast guard but she lost connection. I only believe this because to me it's the only theory that makes sense and is the most realistic. The main theory is that she wanted to fake her death. But it doesn't make sense why she would. 

What do you believe happened to Amelia? Do you believe most of the theories? 

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  • I don't understand what she would get out of wrecking her own plane, she wouldn't get any awards or anything for the flight. I think that although its unfortunate, she did actually crash her plane on accident. 

  • I think Amelia Earhert actually crashed her plane. I don't think she would have wrecked on purpose because with that she gives up the recogniion of being able to make that incredible flight.

  • I think Amelia Earhart and her co-pilot must have had some sort of malfunction that caused them to crash into the sea. I think theories are something to question, but nobody can be sure of them. I can better believe in the most obvious, so I wouldn't jump to a random conclusion. 

  • I think the most realistic explanation for Amelia's death is that she had some kind of error in her flight, crashed into the ocean, and died. I believe she was working hard to achieve something great, but got caught up in something she was unsure how to handle. To me this makes the most sense and is the most reasonable theory.

  • I think that the most probable story of Amelia Earhart's death was just simply that her plane crashed and she was never found or rescued. She was a very inspiring woman and she did a lot to progress women's achievements, so it's very unfortunate that this happened to her.

  • I think that the most reasonable theory is that she crashed her plane and was never able to be found. I think that she was working hard to prove points and break records but just got caught in bad weather, darkness or even ran out of fuel. I think that is the most reasonable explination.

  • I don't think Amelia faked her death. I think she just crashed her plane in the ocean, and nobody ever found her. Some of the conspiracy theories are very interesting, but I think the only logical explanation would be that she ran out of fuel and crashed in the ocean.

  • I  think that she just crashed her plane over the ocean and no one found it. apparently a piece of a plane was theorized to be hers was found on an island but there isnt any real evidence for it being hers.

  • I personally think that Amelia Earhart crashed her plane and nobody ever found out where it was. But, I have seen a theory of some island with huge crabs and part of a plane but I don't know how believable that is. A lot of the theories are false to me as they just don't sound real.

  • I belive that she died in that plane. I also know that there are always going to be conspiracy theories about certian topics. For example you could say that Amelia Earhart dissappeared like the Netflix show Manifest and that one day she will reappear looking the same.

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