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Expedition Amelia

Bob doesn't want to risk missing an inch of this area. Beyond it being one of the most...

Narrator: Bob doesn't want to risk missing an inch of this area. Beyond it being one of the most likely spots to land a plane it's also the Exact site of another tantalizing clue. Where on October 13, 1937, just months after the electra disappeared, This picture was taken by a british colonial officer named eric bevington. The norwich city still dominates the background. Ric gillespie first came
across the photo in 1992, but
he was so focused on the ship, He cropped out the rest
of the print until nearly 20
years later he got a call from Tighar's forensic imaging analyst, jeff glickman. Gillespie: Jeff calls me
up and he says, um, "you know,
the picture of the western end Of the island with
the shipwreck?

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Narrator: Bob doesn't want to risk missing an inch of this area.
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Beyond it being one of the most likely spots to land a plane it's also the
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Exact site of another tantalizing clue.
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Where on October 13, 1937, just months after the electra disappeared,
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This picture was taken by a british colonial officer named eric bevington.
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The norwich city still dominates the background.
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Ric gillespie first came across the photo in 1992, but he was so focused on the ship,
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He cropped out the rest of the print until nearly 20 years later he got a call from
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Tighar's forensic imaging analyst, jeff glickman.
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Gillespie: Jeff calls me up and he says, um, "you know, the picture of the western end
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Of the island with the shipwreck?
Duration
50 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:17
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
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.