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New discovery could solve mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart
« on: November 01, 2016, 08:25:31 pm »
Kirrily Schwarz
News.com.au
October 31, 2016

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Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart was attempting to become the first female pilot to fly around the world when her plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

Last month, the International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) proposed the theory that she landed her plane safely on a remote island and died as a castaway.

Now, scientists say a new discovery shows a striking similarity between the pilot and the partial skeleton of a castaway found on an island of Kiribati in 1940.

A historical photo provided the vital clue.
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