An extensive search has been conducted this summer on behalf of the International Group For Historic Aircraft Recovery for Amelia Earhart’s plane, which researchers believe may have crash-landed on the island of Nikumororo and gotten sucked under by the strong …

An aviation pioneer and hero to men and women alike, Amelia Earhart would have been 115 years old today. For her birthday, Google has honored her with an (what-else?) airplane-themed Doodle. Earhart is best known for being the first woman …

After she disappeared without a trace with her navigator, Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart has captured the fascination of millions as the mystery of what happened to her–and her plane–remain shrouded in shadows. Several extensive searches on …