Expedition to Search for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra on Nikumaroro Atoll
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- A 17‑member team led by Richard Pettigrew will begin a search for Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E on Nikumaroro Atoll in Kiribati, focusing on a 10‑metre structure identified in satellite images after a 2015 cyclone.
- The team plans to document the site with video and photos and will employ magnetometers and sonar to investigate the so‑called Taraia‑Object, which first appeared on satellite imagery in 2015.
- The search is scheduled to start on Saturday.
Why it matters
Locating the wreckage could provide new historical data for aviation research and heritage preservation.
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