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Narrator: As the navy searches, the world holds its breath
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Expedition Amelia

I think people fullyexpected her to be found

Narrator: As the navy searches, the world holds its breath. Reporter (over radio): On the chance that she might be safe on some remote island. Candace: I think people fully
expected her to be found

Full Transcript

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Narrator: As the navy searches, the world holds its breath.
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Reporter (over radio): On the chance that she might be safe on some remote island.
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Candace: I think people fully expected her to be found.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:25
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.
They sat by that radio and they waited and they expected her to come - Expedition Amelia 00:06
They sat by that radio and they waited and they expected her...
Reporter (over radio): Some 200,000 square miles of ocean and nearby islands were to be - Expedition Amelia 00:48
Reporter (over radio): Some 200,000 square miles of ocean ...
She did amazing things and survived, you know, over and over again. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
She did amazing things and survived, you know, over and over...
So, it's hard to imagine that she would've just dropped into the ocean and disappeared. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
So, it's hard to imagine that she would've just dr...
Narrator: After 14 days of searching nikumaroro, bob is starting to think maybe amelia - Expedition Amelia 00:12
Narrator: After 14 days of searching nikumaroro, bob is star...
Narrator: But as so often happens as expeditions wind down, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: But as so often happens as expeditions wind dow...
And the last chance for herc to deliver a piece of amelia's airplane. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
And the last chance for herc to deliver a piece of amelia...
Narrator: It's not looking good. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
Narrator: It's not looking good.
Narrator: With five full passes around the island, nearly 150 miles back and - Expedition Amelia 00:33
Narrator: With five full passes around the island, nearly...
And we saw nothing that suggested that her plane landed, went off that reef, - Expedition Amelia 00:09
And we saw nothing that suggested that her plane landed, wen...
Narrator: He's not ruling this place out. - Expedition Amelia 00:19
Narrator: He's not ruling this place out.
Narrator: But for now he's moving on. - Expedition Amelia 00:15
Narrator: But for now he's moving on.
We have been tasked by our government to map the area around howland. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
We have been tasked by our government to map the area around...
Titanic took four expeditions, bismarck took two expeditions. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
Titanic took four expeditions, bismarck took two expeditions...
Miguel (over phone): 14,766. - Expedition Amelia 00:32
Miguel (over phone): 14,766.
Narrator: Much of the sample is unreadable. - Expedition Amelia 00:21
Narrator: Much of the sample is unreadable.
I thought maybe we had that, but that simply isn't going to stop this amazing story of - Expedition Amelia 00:08
I thought maybe we had that, but that simply isn't goin...
I think it's worth keep going and going and going. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
I think it's worth keep going and going and going.
Narrator: There's no doubt ric gillespie and tighar, will keep going. - Expedition Amelia 00:27
Narrator: There's no doubt ric gillespie and tighar,...
And maybe it can be found and I sure hope it is. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
And maybe it can be found and I sure hope it is.