Pieces of a cosmetic jar found on a remote Pacific island have rekindled speculation over what happened to Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan during their ill-fated circumnavigational flight attempt in 1937.
Artifact Rekindles Amelia Earhart Speculation
Key Takeaways:
- A fragment of a cosmetic jar found on Nikumaroro island, resembling Dr. C. H Berry’s Freckle Ointment, has renewed speculation about Amelia Earhart’s 1937 disappearance, particularly given her dislike of freckles.
- The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) views this and other evidence, including a 1940 skeleton discovery and a photo possibly showing landing gear, as support for their theory that Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan made an emergency landing on Nikumaroro.
- TIGHAR plans to launch another deep-sea expedition in July, the 75th anniversary of her disappearance, utilizing multi-beam sonar and a remote operated vehicle to search for the aircraft.
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