Amelia Earhart’s Plane Wreckage Found After 90 Years
A breakthrough in one of history’s greatest aviation mysteries: Deep Sea Vision claims to have discovered the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s plane, missing for nearly 90 years.
Sonar images taken by a deep-sea drone reveal a plane-like object 160 km from Howland Island, where Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were meant to refuel during their circumnavigation attempt.
The object rests more than 5,000 meters underwater, with its dimensions and features closely matching those of Earhart’s Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, including its twin vertical stabilizers.
Explorers believe that Earhart may have made a surface landing after running out of fuel, causing the plane to sink with minimal damage from ocean currents.
Deep Sea Vision’s team, led by Tony Romeo, conducted a massive 100-day search over 13,400 square kilometers, uncovering these promising sonar images that could rewrite history.
The next mission, scheduled for late this year or early next year, aims to verify the discovery and potentially recover the wreckage for restoration, a process that could take several years.
Amelia Earhart’s legacy as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic continues to inspire. Her disappearance during her 1937 transcontinental flight has remained a mystery—until now.
If confirmed, this discovery could finally solve the 87-year-old mystery of Amelia Earhart’s final moments, offering closure to a historic enigma.