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Expedition Amelia

It will be the firstflight, if successful, Which approximatesthe equator

It will be the first
flight, if successful, Which approximates
the equator

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It will be the first flight, if successful,
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Which approximates the equator.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:35
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic

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Movie Summary

Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.
Narrator: It would be an astonishing feat for anyone in 1937, man or woman. - Expedition Amelia 00:13
Narrator: It would be an astonishing feat for anyone in 1...
I mean, you're talking about mechanics and airplanes and being brave, - Expedition Amelia 00:11
I mean, you're talking about mechanics and airplanes an...
Narrator: Amelia takes off from california in March 1937. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
Narrator: Amelia takes off from california in March 1937.
Reporter (over radio): Over san francisco bay and its famous bridges, - Expedition Amelia 00:16
Reporter (over radio): Over san francisco bay and its fam...
Narrator: Under auspicious skies, the expedition vessel nautilus is also setting off, - Expedition Amelia 00:33
Narrator: Under auspicious skies, the expedition vessel n...
Narrator: That she crashed at sea and sank is the official explanation - Expedition Amelia 00:15
Narrator: That she crashed at sea and sank is the officia...
Narrator: It's just not a simple theory to search. - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: It's just not a simple theory to search.
Narrator: Instead, bob is following evidence uncovered by the international group for - Expedition Amelia 00:30
Narrator: Instead, bob is following evidence uncovered by th...
Until I saw evidence that something else had happened. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
Until I saw evidence that something else had happened.
And then I said, let's look into this. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
And then I said, let's look into this.
Narrator: Tighar has now been looking into nikumaroro for the last 30 years. - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Narrator: Tighar has now been looking into nikumaroro for...
Narrator: So far, they've found no definitive proof amelia landed on the island, - Expedition Amelia 00:13
Narrator: So far, they've found no definitive proof ...
Narrator: And he has a pretty good track record of finding the unfindable, - Expedition Amelia 00:16
Narrator: And he has a pretty good track record of findin...
And this is probably the toughest one I've ever had, and you know, - Expedition Amelia 00:09
And this is probably the toughest one I've ever had, an...
Narrator: Flying westward over the pacific, amelia is also giving all she's got. - Expedition Amelia 00:59
Narrator: Flying westward over the pacific, amelia is als...
And when she finally takes off again on may 20, 1937, a seasonal shift in the - Expedition Amelia 00:25
And when she finally takes off again on may 20, 1937, a s...
Ballard is nearing the waters where amelia is - Expedition Amelia 00:14
Ballard is nearing the waters where amelia is
We're here heading on 337, and she was coming down on the reciprocal. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
We're here heading on 337, and she was coming down on t...
Narrator: The nautilus team uses satellites to chart its course. - Expedition Amelia 00:46
Narrator: The nautilus team uses satellites to chart its ...
Narrator: Without stars, fred would presumably await the next available sighting, - Expedition Amelia 00:37
Narrator: Without stars, fred would presumably await the ...