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Unsolved July 2, 1937 Missing Person

Amelia Earhart

Status Unsolved
Type Missing Person
Date July 2, 1937
Location Oakland (departed), California
Victim Age 39
Gender Female

Pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan vanished over the Pacific Ocean during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe. She was declared legally dead in 1939. Multiple theories exist including the crash-and-sink theory and the Gardner Island castaway theory. Her fate remains one of aviation's greatest mysteries.

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