The middle of the Pacific Ocean, July, 1937. The largest and most expensive hunt in history is on. The USCGC Itasca leads the hunt, with the USS Colorado and the USS Lexington, four destroyers and a minesweeper following. The Lexington, and aircraft carrier, also provided air support, scouring the Ocean with sixty-two planes. The Japanese navy even got involved, providing support for the American’s. They searched for 16 days, ultimately to no avail. But what exactly were they searching for? Two people and a plane, that’s all. It wasn’t just any pilot, however. This was the Babe of the Sky, Amelia Earhart. Mystery abounds to this day as to what happened to Amelia and her navigator Fred Noonan, and this week on Cheeky Tales we’re going to cover their disappearance and all that surrounds it.

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