The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Amelia Earhart soared to world fame. Mystery still clings to her disappearance while attempting the first ‘round-the-world flight via the equator.

Amelia Earhart’s disappearance with no trace of wreckage gave rise to many rumors, from the speculation that she had been captured on a secret spy mission to reports that she was living on a secluded island in the South Pacific.

An “Earhart Project” investigation continues today, still searching for the solution to the mystery that deprived America and the world of a brave woman and a daring pioneer in early aviation.