On this episode of Newt's world, Amelia Earhart was a pioneer in aviation.

In 1928, publisher George Putnam picked Earhart to become the first woman across the Atlantic by plane as a passenger.

When her flight landed in Wales, she became a media sensation and a solo across the Atlantic as a pilot.

Her awards included the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic as a pilot.

Her awards included the American Distinguished Flying Cross and the cross of the French

Legion of Honor. However, Earhart would not live to her 40th birthday.

During an attempt to becoming the first woman to complete a circumnavagational flight of the globe in 1937,

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared over the Central Pacific Ocean near Holland Island.

The two were last seen in lay New Guinea on July 2nd, 1937 on the last land stop before Holland Island and one of their final legs of their flight.

Her disappearance remains one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century.

For 87 years, great unsolved Here to talk about the search for Earhart's plane and his recent discovery, I am really pleased to welcome my guest, Tony Romeo, CEO of Deep Sea Vision, a Marine robotics company specializing in deep ocean

exploration and survey. Tony welcome and thank you for joining me on Newswirl.

Thank you Speaker, appreciate that.

So before we talk about your discovery, I just want to start by talking about Amelia Earhart.

You have a great quote in the Wall Street Journal, quote,

for her to go missing was just unthinkable.

Imagine Taylor Swift just disappearing today.

I mean, Earhart really had a level of international fame that was

astounding for that time period. Why was she so famous? Can you talk about aviation and the role of this pioneering woman during the time that she was there?

Sure, that's a great question. I appreciate all the questions have been asked over the last couple of days. I think that's one of the best because this story is about her.

She is America's favorite missing person, right?

Not Jimmy Hoffa, but he's famous too, but Amelia Art is our favorite missing person.

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