Amelia Earhart’s disappearance still a mystery after 80 years

By Igor K. on Jul 17, 2017 in Aviation Events | 0 comments

On the 2nd of July, 1937, a custom-built Lockheed Electra 10E piloted by Amelia Earhart took off from the Lae Airfield in Papua New Guinea. She and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were planning to reach the small and flat Howland Island later that day. This was the longest over-water leg of the trip and one of the last before completing their flight around the world. In...