Amelia Earhart’s Family Share Thoughts For The First Time Since ‘Plane’ Discovered

Recently, Deep Sea Vision, a South Carolina sea exploration company, embarked on an extensive scan of the ocean floor of Howland Island. The team detected a significant object lying beneath the ocean’s surface, which resembled the ruins of the aircraft that legendary aviator Amelia Earhart piloted during her ill-fated journey in 1937.

Their discovery has reignited hope and stirred emotions among aviation enthusiasts worldwide as the disappearance of Amelia Earhart has remained an unsolved puzzle for decades. Also, the late pilot‘s family recently shared their thoughts about the findings.

Amelia Earhart’s family is hopeful that the expedition will help the family get closure

Bram Kleppner, whose 92-year-old mother is one of Earhart’s few living relatives, revealed in an interview with The Times that he and the rest of the family are hopeful that the mystery of the disappearance will soon be unraveled.

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He also disclosed that if the exploration company does eventually find his great-aunt’s missing aircraft, the family would love for it to be donated to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

The 58-year-old disclosed that his mother, Amy Kleppner, wished for Earhart’s remains to be returned to her birthplace in Atchison, Kansas. “It was where Amelia was born,” Kleppner admitted to The Times, “and where she spent a lot of her youth being cared for by her grandparents.”

Kleppner shared his thoughts about how Amelia Earhart’s remains should be preserved. He envisioned her body being treated as a historical relic and a revered national treasure. “With luck, it will end up in a place where anyone who’s interested can go and spend some time with it,” he said.