Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll hoping to find her plane
“Finding Amelia Earhart’s Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime,” says the expedition leader who is hoping to solve one of the century’s great mysteries.
A US-based team of marine archaeologists from Purdue University is embarking on a journey to a remote Pacific atoll to investigate a potential clue to the 1937 disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart. The team, led by Richard Pettigrew, aims to determine if a submerged object detected in the island's lagoon six years ago is the wreckage of Earhart's twin-engine Lockheed Electra 10-E airplane.
If found, the discovery would finally settle one of aviation's most enduring mysteries. The expedition will arrive in Nikumaroro, Kiribati on Tuesday, October 13, local time. Despite skepticism from rival explorer Ric Gillespie, who has led previous expeditions to the atoll, the Purdue team believes the evidence supports their hypothesis.
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