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The U.S. National Archives has released thousands of documents related to one-time Des Moines resident Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance.

Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, vanished over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt to fly around the world.

The newly released records include military log books, letters, and memos concerning the extensive search efforts.

The U.S. National Archives has released several batches of records related to the 1937 disappearance of famed aviator and one-time Des Moines resident Amelia Earhart over the Pacific, following President Donald Trump's recent order to declassify and release all such material held by the government.

The release of 4,624 pages of documents, including logbooks of U.S. milit

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