The Lost Aviator: Conspiracies around the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Kyle Benacquisto
How does one of the most celebrated women in United States history fly so high one day and simply vanish the next? That is the question regarding the mysterious disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan (“Amelia Earhart”). The two embarked on a daring flight around the world on May 21, 1973, from Oakland, California (Sherman). The trip was troubled from the start, causing many to wonder if the duo would call off the voyage. The pair was two-thirds of the way done with their voyage when they simply vanished in thin air. Neither the plane nor the bodies of the pilots were ever found (1) There are any questions and conspiracies surrounding the disappearance: Were Earhart and Noonan spies for President Roosevelt to spy on the Japanese? Were the two captured by the Japanese? Did the two crash land on a deserted island or into the ocean? If they did crash land, did they survive it? Let’s examine the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and the conspiracies su...