if the body that was found on gardner/nikumaroro island was indeed earheart, there has been no intact plane found. an aerial photo from that time showed there may have been something that looked like a plane on the edge of the island. recent expeditions did not discovered it in the immediate area off the island and speculation is that it likely was towed further out by currents and has likely disintegrated. all of this is discussed in the wiki article as well as the history channel documentaries. From wiki:
"In July 2012, TIGHAR conducted an underwater expedition off the northwest reef of Nikumaroro, using sonar mapping. Some of the sonar images suggested a possible wreckage site,[164] although Ric Gillespie, executive director of TIGHAR, cautioned that most of the Electra's parts would likely have disintegrated after 75 years in sea water.[165] Nevertheless, in May 2013, TIGHAR announced that professional analysis of a 32-foot (9.8 m) anomaly in the sonar images showed what could possibly be the aircraft.[166][167] Artifacts discovered by TIGHAR on Nikumaroro have included improvised tools; an aluminum panel, possibly from an Electra, made using 1930s manufacturing specifications; an oddly cut piece of clear Plexiglas the same thickness and curvature of an Electra window; and a size 9 Cat's Paw heel dating from the 1930s which resembles Earhart's footwear in world flight photos.[168][N 28] Recently rediscovered photos of Earhart's Electra just before departure in Miami show an aluminum panel over a window on the right side. Ric Gillespie, head of TIGHAR, claimed the found aluminum panel artifact has the same dimensions and rivet pattern as the one shown in the photo "to a high degree of certainty".[169][170] Based on this new evidence, Gillespie returned to the atoll in June 2015, but operations using a remotely operated underwater vehicle to investigate a sonar detection of a possible wreckage were hampered by technical problems. Further, a review of sonar data concluded it was most like a coral ridge.[171] The evidence remains circumstantial, but Earhart's surviving stepson, George Putnam Jr., has expressed support for TIGHAR's research.[172] In 2016 The Times reported the TIGHAR story, alleging "compelling evidence" for this theory.[173]"
the op article talks about forensic pathologist analysis of an old photo of ms earheart that was used to measure arm length to compare to the original medical measurements made to the body found on gardner island in '41 as this body was moved to fiji and lost.
my question is where are the remains of navigator fred noonan?
