Grainy sonar image reignites interest over Amelia Earhart’s final flight
A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: What happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished during her flight around the world in 1937?
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A sea exploration company based in South Carolina, Deep Sea Vision, has reignited the search for Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed 10-E Electra deep below the Pacific Ocean’s surface.
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This photo combo provided by Deep Sea Vision shows a sonar image that appears to be Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed 10-E Electra. A grainy sonar image recorded by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: What happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished during her flight around the world in 1937?3/7
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An undated file photo shows American aviatrix Amelia Earhart. A $2.2 million expedition is hoping to finally solve one of America's most enduring mysteries. What happened to famed aviator Amelia Earhart when she went missing over the South Pacific 75 years ago?4/7
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An original, unpublished personal photo of Amelia Earhart dated 1937, along with goggles she was wearing during her first plane crash are seen Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Clars Auction Gallery in Oakland, Calif.5/7
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A model of the Lockheed Model 10 Electra that Amelia Earhart was flying during an attempt to make a flight around the world in 1937 is shown in Atchison, Kan. on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. A grainy sonar image recorded last fall by a private pilot has reinvigorated interest in one of the past century’s most alluring mysteries: what happened to pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart and her plane during a flight around the world in 1937?6/7
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A flight suit jacket designed by Amelia Earhart is seen on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, after an overhaul of one of the museum's original galleries, the "Pioneers of Flight". The jacket is from a suit called the "Ninety-Nines Flying Suit."7/7
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Amelia Earhart's plane is seen at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, after an overhaul of one of the museum's original galleries, the "Pioneers of Flight" exhibit.
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