Amelia Earhart

On January 30, The Washington Post reported that researchers may finally be close to solving one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.

The specialized underwater research company Deep Sea Vision claimed to have found an object at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that resembles the outline of a twin-engine Lockheed Electra aircraft. According to the company's founder, Tony Romeo, it is likely that the aircraft belonged to the famous American aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared more than 85 years ago.

Amelia Earhart gained worldwide fame in May 1932 when she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. On May 20, 1937, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan embarked on a round-the-world flight. By early July, they had covered almost 80% of the route. On July 2, Earhart and Noonan took off from the small town of Lae on the coast of Papua New Guinea. They were supposed to traverse the longest and most dangerous stretch of the journey—flying over the Pacific Ocean for almost 24 hours and landing on the small island of Howland. Officials and press representatives awaited them there, but the aircraft never arrived. Immediate searches proved futile, and numerous theories about the fate of Earhart and Noonan emerged over time, leading to various search expeditions, yet no concrete evidence was ever found. A mythology surrounding the disappearance of the legendary aviator developed over the years.

If it is confirmed that the object found by Deep Sea Vision is indeed Earhart's plane and it retains its structural integrity, it could open up the possibility of retrieving it from the ocean floor. This would mark a significant breakthrough in unraveling a major historical mystery.