她決定她的下一趟旅程將是環球飛行。1937年3月時，她跟她的同伴保羅芒茲 (Paul Mantz) 一起飛到夏威夷，準備開始這趟環球飛行。然而飛機起飛時卻失控，因而只好將飛機送回工廠修理。

六月時，她來到邁阿密，準備再次挑戰環球飛行，這一次她邀請佛萊得努南 (Fred Noonan) 當她的領航員。沒有人知道她為什麼不帶重要的通訊設備及導航儀器。有人猜測或許是為了要讓出空間來存放長途飛行要用的額外燃料。即使埃爾哈特又累又病，他們兩人在短短的21天就到達了新幾內亞 (New Guinea) 。在下一段旅程中，他們自新幾內亞起飛，準備飛往一座座落在太平洋中間，名叫豪蘭島 (Howland Island) 的小島。最後的一次通訊記錄是1937年7月2日，埃爾哈特及努南與附近的海上防衛隊通話。後來就再也沒有聽到他們的音訊了。您認為發生了什麼事？


She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world. In March 1937, she flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs.

In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why, but she left behind important communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional fuel for the long flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again. What do you think happened?

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