This had never been accomplished either. She and a man named Fred Noonan began their journey in Miami Florida. For a month everything went well. They never arrived at Howland Island. No one ever heard from them again.
Most people think the plane crashed in the ocean.
Some 747 s can carry more than 500 passengers. The 747 has two decks. Most of the passengers travel in the lower deck. They seat nine or ten people across two isles. The upper deck is smaller .