Amelia Earhart May Have Survived, Newly Discovered Photo Suggests

Recently a newly discovered photograph suggests legendary aviator Amelia Earhart, who vanished 80 years ago on a round the world flight, survived a crash-landing in the Marshall Islands. The photo, found in a long-forgotten file in the National Archives, shows a woman who resembles Earhart and a man who appears to be her navigator, Fred Noonan, on a dock. The discovery is featured in a new History Channel special, “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence,” that airs Sunday, July 9th. Independent analysts told History the photo appears legitimate and undoctored. Shawn Henry, former executive assistant director for the FBI and an NBC News Analyst, has studied the photo and feels confident it shows the famed pilot and her navigator.