14. Amelia Earhart
Everyone knows the famous story of one of the greatest aviators of her time, Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 as she tried to fly around the world. The U.S. days after the transmissions stopped, The Navy sent planes to fly over the island. They saw no aircraft or people, so all the credible transmissions were written off as a hoax. Nobody checks for sure. A body was probably never found because coconut crabs, large creatures known to eat whole animals and carry away their bones, inhabit the island.
Amelia Earhart
15. Glenn Miller
During WWII, famed musician Glenn Miller joined the Army, though he was well above the draft age. Miller was on his way to France for one such performance in December 1944, when his plane went missing over the English Channel. The leading theory for years was that he was accidentally bombed by Allied planes. Still, new evidence that recently showed up indicates that the fuel intake froze over, causing the aircraft’s engine to stop working, resulting in the aircraft plummeting into the water.
Glenn Miller
