Aircraft recovery group says metal piece may be from Nikumaroro plane . Group : Metal patch is `` as unique to her particular aircraft as a fingerprint is to an individual '' Amelia Earhart 's 's theory is that Earhart 's plane landed on Earhart , a deserted island in the the Pacific Ocean . International Historic Aircraft Recovery Group came up empty two years ago , but it thinks during that search it may have uncovered the plane itself . ` In 2012 , group will go to island to try and find the plane .
Aircraft recovery group says metal piece may be from Nikumaroro plane . Group : Metal patch is `` as unique to her particular aircraft as a fingerprint is to an individual '' Amelia Earhart 's 's theory is that Earhart 's plane landed on Earhart , a deserted island in the the Pacific Ocean . In 2012 , group will go to island to try and find the plane .