Some people think that aliens might have abducted Earhart and Noonan.

ontvoeren

The plane suddenly lost contact with air traffic control.

luchtverkeersleiding

She beat the previous transatlantic record by three hours.

een record verbeteren

Flying across the Pacific Ocean is a greater distance than a transatlantic crossing.

overtocht / oversteek

Earhart's most daring journey was in 1937 when she attempted to fly round the world.

gewaagd

She had to make an emergency landing in a field in Ireland.

noodlanding

They had reported over the radio that they were short of fuel.

brandstof

The plane could have been blown up in mid-air.

in volle vlucht

They may have been US spies on a secret mission.

missie / opdracht

A navigator plans the direction in which a plane, ship or car should travel.

navigator

Neither of them knew much about the radio equipment on the aircraft.

geen van beide

A pioneer is the first person to do something important that other people continue later.

pionier

Amelia Earhart was a record-breaking American pilot.

die veel records verbrak

There was a massive search operation, so why wasn't the plane found?

zoekactie

Some people think the Japanese might have shoot down their plane.

neerschieten

Earhart had reported over the radio that they were short of fuel.

tekort

They were driving to New York City in a snowstorm when Mrs Wright disappeared.

sneeuwstorm

Earhart was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic.

solo

She was also the first person to fly solo across the Pacific.

solo

There has been a great deal of speculation about what could have happened to them.

speculatie / gissing

They may have been US spies on a secret mission.

spion

No trace of the aircraft was ever found.

spoor

It can't have blown up in mid air because it had used up most of its fuel.

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