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Earhart searchers set sail, hoping to solve mystery - Kiribati atoll of Nikumaroro

July 04 July , 2012|By Oskar Garcia, Associated Press…

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Added by Stacey King on July 17, 2012 at 11:48am — 3 Comments

Amelia Earhart Distress Call Details Emerge

Dozens of radio signals heard after her plane crashed add to evidence that the legendary aviator didn't just vanish.

Rossella Lorenzi Fri Jun 1, 2012 06:00 PM ET

THE GIST

Signals from Amelia Earhart 's plane suggest that…

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Added by Stacey King on June 4, 2012 at 9:06am — No Comments

Nikumaroro: Could bone fragment solve Amelia Earhart mystery?

A bone fragment found on the deserted island of Nikumaroro could belong to Amelia Earhart.

Kamil Zawadzki

Researchers say a tiny bone fragment found on the uninhabited Kiribati island of Nikumaroro is likely to belong to either a turtle or legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, according to Discovery News.

Earhart made history - and mystery - when she…

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Added by Stacey King on December 14, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Amelia Earhart: The Female Robinson Crusoe?

By Sam Brand | Saturday, June 26, 2010 8:57 AM ET

A new study suggests the celebrated airwoman may have lived for months on Nikumaroro, a remote island in the republic of Kiribati, before her remains were lost to time.

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Added by Stacey King on June 27, 2010 at 10:12am — No Comments

Amelia Earhart Eaten By Coconut Crabs Of Nikumaroro?

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By shantanu October 27th, 2009

The first women to ever receive the ‘Distinguishes Flying Cross’, Amelia Earhart disappeared while she was attempting to fly around the world at the equator on 2nd July, 1937. How she disappeared, and where she disappeared to was unknown. However, discoveries show, that Earhart along with her navigator had to make… Continue

Added by Stacey King on November 18, 2009 at 4:28pm — No Comments

Earhart's Final Resting Place Believed Found -Nikumaroro (Kiribati)

Rossella Lorenzi, Discovery News

Oct. 23, 2009 -- Legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart mostly likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR).

Tall, slender, blonde and brave, Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 in a record attempt to fly around the world at the equator. Her final resting place has long been… Continue

Added by Stacey King on October 26, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Amelia Earhart hunt revived in Kiribati

UNSOLVED -TheStar.com | Ontario | Jason Miller Staff Reporter Jul 29, 2009 04:30 AM

Toronto Star file photo - The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the 20th century's enduring mysteries.

Researchers believe DNA from a Pacific island belongs to legendary aviator who vanished in 1937. Two Ontario DNA labs could play a key role in solving the mystery of… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 31, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments