Amelia Earhart standing in front of the Lockheed Electra in which she disappeared in July 1937
A pilot and explorer believes he has solved the mystery of the legendary American aviator Amelia Earhart’s long-lost plane 87 years after she vanished with it in the Pacific Ocean.
Tony Romeo, a former Air Force intelligence officer and the CEO of Deep Sea Vision announced the discovery via compelling sonar images that may depict the wreckage of Lockheed Electra in which Earhart disappeared in July 1937.
Romeo, along with a 16-member team, embarked on an $11 million expedition. After three months, they spotted a plane-shaped object approximately 100 miles off Howland Island (between Hawaii and Australia).
The area is significant as it is where Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were expected to refuel but never arrived during their 1937 attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
Deep Sea Vision plans to investigate the site further this year.