Amelia Earhart
The story of Amelia Earhart, one of history’s greatest aviators, who went missing in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world, is well-known. Her plane didn’t simply vanish, as everyone assumed for years; naval ships received radio transmissions from her for days after she landed on a small, uninhabited island in the Pacific, too low on fuel to continue. Unfortunately, they didn’t send anyone down to the island to double-check anything. It’s unlikely that a body was ever discovered because the island is home to coconut crabs, large creatures known to eat whole animals and carry away their bones.
Amelia Earhart
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller, a well-known musician, enlisted in the Army during WWII despite being well past the draft age. Miller was on his way to France for one of these performances in December 1944 when his plane vanished over the English Channel. For years, the popular belief was that he was accidentally bombed by Allied planes, but new evidence recently discovered suggests that the fuel intake froze up, causing the plane’s engine to shut down and the plane to crash into the water.
Glenn Miller
