Amelia Earhart’s family hopes the 87-year mystery surrounding the aviator’s disappearance will finally be solved after a search in the Pacific Ocean uncovers what is believed to be her long-lost plane. I have high hopes for this once again.
Bram Kleppner, Earhart’s great-nephew and the family’s de facto spokesperson, said Tony, an Air Force veteran who began a 90-day expedition near Howland Island, where the pilot went missing, on July 2, 1937.・He expressed his gratitude for Mr. Romeo’s efforts.
On the final day of the search, the crew of Romeo’s Deep Sea Vision discovers what appears to be a sunken plane at a depth of 16,000 feet, and Romeo sends a text message to his family, hopeful that they will finally get some answers. has been renewed.
“There have been many investigations, but the truth is that not a single piece of evidence has been found.” Kleppner told Fox News Digital. “This feels like a more promising lead than anything we’ve seen so far.
“The images they got did look like a plane, and it was in about the right spot where Amelia would have crashed,” he added.
Kleppner said the family has kept their expectations consistent despite countless theories presented over the years, but praised the effort and transparency Romeo put into the project. said.
The family said they were contacted by Deep Sea Vision’s CEO ahead of the expedition after Romeo found a way to track Kleppner’s 92-year-old mother. Kleppner was only 5 years old when Earhart disappeared.
“I really appreciate the fact that he actually did a courtesy to our family and tracked down my mother and reached out to her. But she doesn’t really talk to the public much anymore,” Klepner said. he told FOX. .
Romeo planned to search the waters near Howland Island – Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan planned to refuel before losing radio contact.
The search for Romeo departed from the “dateline” theory proposed in 2010 by former NASA employee and amateur pilot Liz Smith. Liz Smith believed Noonan suffered from exhaustion and failed to complete what was supposed to be a record-setting voyage around the world. Calculates changes across the international date line.
The theory posits that the mistake caused the pair to veer off course by about 60 miles from Howard Island, within the range Romeo and his team were searching for.
Deep Sea Vision is currently working with experts in the field to review the findings and prepare for a follow-up study.
Romeo told the Daily Mail Earlier this month, it was announced that sonar may have captured images of other aircraft and rock formations, but nothing will be clear until clearer images are available.
“We need to put a camera there. When you see the number NR16020 on the wing, you know exactly what it is,” he said.
