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Amelia Earhart was captured by the Japanese whilst on a secret spying mission for the US and returned to America under an assumed name to cover it up for President Roosevelt, a new book claims.
The aviator lived out WWII in a Japanese POW camp and was given a new identity because the administration feared embarrassment if the truth came out.
Franklin D. Roosevelt supposedly thought he would be called a 'coward and incompetent' to let such a beloved figure as Earhart be kept as a prisoner with no rescue attempt.
Author W.C. Jameson says that Earhart's plane was fitted with special cameras to take pictures of Japanese military installations on islands in the Pacific Ocean.
But in all seriousness, as a commenter on that news article posted, the Japanese would have told the world.
And on the same token, if the Japanese had found/rescued Amelia and Fred, they would have most likely played that up in the media, coming to the aid of the famous world travellers. Just imagine the propeganda opportunities to be had there.
I suggest for those of you that are non believers, is to get a copy of the book before you pass any judgement.