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Narrator: Beyond the personal items at the campsite, in 1991
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Expedition Amelia

That is clearlya section of skin,aluminum exterior covering Of an airplane

Narrator: Beyond the personal items at the campsite, in 1991, During one of tighar's earliest expeditions, ric found a scrap of aluminum Closer to the spot where he thinks amelia landed. Gillespie: That is clearly
a section of skin,
aluminum exterior covering Of an airplane

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Narrator: Beyond the personal items at the campsite, in 1991,
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During one of tighar's earliest expeditions, ric found a scrap of aluminum
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Closer to the spot where he thinks amelia landed.
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Gillespie: That is clearly a section of skin, aluminum exterior covering
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Of an airplane.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:25
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.
It's the right kind of aluminum, it's the right kind of rivet for - Expedition Amelia 00:07
It's the right kind of aluminum, it's the right ki...
Narrator: Problem was he could never match it to any of the few - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: Problem was he could never match it to any of t...
Narrator: But it didn't fit any other planes either. - Expedition Amelia 00:12
Narrator: But it didn't fit any other planes either.
Narrator: Ric has been exploring a new theory. - Expedition Amelia 00:17
Narrator: Ric has been exploring a new theory.
Narrator: Ric now thinks that the patch they put on, - Expedition Amelia 00:17
Narrator: Ric now thinks that the patch they put on,
She's on the reef, it's un-godly hot in the airplane - Expedition Amelia 00:14
She's on the reef, it's un-godly hot in the airpla...
Narrator: The patch gets washed ashore, while the rest of the plane gets carried by - Expedition Amelia 00:13
Narrator: The patch gets washed ashore, while the rest of...
Narrator: It's a nice story, but like all of the other evidence obtained here over - Expedition Amelia 00:26
Narrator: It's a nice story, but like all of the othe...
Narrator: Ruby shows some interest and doesn't commit to an alert, but berkeley. - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Narrator: Ruby shows some interest and doesn't commit...
Hiebert: Berkeley alerted right at the center of our proposed “x marks the spot.” - Expedition Amelia 00:11
Hiebert: Berkeley alerted right at the center of our propose...
Hiebert: They don't know whether he's detecting trace remains that seeped into the - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Hiebert: They don't know whether he's detecting tr...
But they're confident something must be here. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
But they're confident something must be here.
Tom: The dogs right now are telling us that right under the big ren is where to look. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
Tom: The dogs right now are telling us that right under the ...
Narrator: As often happens out here, while they search, the reality of what they're - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: As often happens out here, while they search, t...
Tom: I think she probably started out thinking, - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Tom: I think she probably started out thinking,
The itasca will get here, we'll fix the wheel.” and then as days pass, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
The itasca will get here, we'll fix the wheel.” and the...
And she's got to figure out how to live. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
And she's got to figure out how to live.
It's a fate almost impossible to imagine, especially for a figure so full of life. - Expedition Amelia 00:07
It's a fate almost impossible to imagine, especially fo...
Narrator: After a few flying lessons in 1920, amelia buys a plane, - Expedition Amelia 00:23
Narrator: After a few flying lessons in 1920, amelia buys...
You know, bred to be afraid and that was the one thing she did not want to be. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
You know, bred to be afraid and that was the one thing she d...