Pilot Discovers Amelia Earhart’s Plane Using Google Earth on Remote Island

A veteran pilot says he has located what may be Amelia Earhart’s long-missing airplane. He used Google Earth imagery to study a remote island in the central Pacific.

Justin Myers spent nearly 25 years as a pilot. He began examining satellite images after watching a documentary about Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan.

What the satellite images show

Myers focused on a flat area of Nikumaroro. This tiny island belongs to Kiribati, between Hawaii and Fiji.

He identified a dark object about 39 feet long. That length matches the Lockheed 10-E Electra, a twin-engine plane about 12 metres long.

Myers reported finding additional material nearby. He says the debris field appears consistent with parts of a vintage twin-engine aircraft.

His qualifications and caveats

Myers draws on decades of flying experience. He evaluated likely force-landing sites based on fuel exhaustion and terrain.

He cautions he cannot definitively prove the wreckage belongs to Earhart. He describes the find as a plausible candidate for further investigation.

Earlier research and planned fieldwork

Interest in Nikumaroro is not new. Researchers have long considered the island a possible final destination for Earhart and Noonan after their 1937 disappearance.

In 2023, Purdue University researchers highlighted a 1938 aerial photograph. They called an underwater anomaly in a lagoon the “Taraia Object.” They said the image offered very strong evidence the object could be related to Earhart’s Electra.

A 15-person research team had scheduled a November expedition to Nikumaroro. That trip has been postponed and is now planned for 2026.

What comes next

Myers’s discovery via Google Earth adds momentum to the case. On-the-ground surveys and underwater dives are needed to confirm the claim.

Filmogaz.com will follow developments as teams prepare for fieldwork. The Earhart mystery may move closer to resolution if investigators can access the site.

• Pilot: Justin Myers, nearly 25 years flying experience.
• Island: Nikumaroro, Kiribati, between Hawaii and Fiji.
• Object length: about 39 feet (roughly 12 metres).
• Aircraft model: Lockheed 10-E Electra, twin-engine.
• Historic dates: Earhart and Noonan vanished in 1937; aerial photo from 1938.
• Expedition: 15-person team, visit postponed until 2026.