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Narrator: The signal is so strong, the radiomen run out on deck
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Narrator: The signal is so strong, the radiomen run out on deck, Convinced the plane is directly overhead. But as another hour passes, the sky remains empty. 8:43 a.M

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Narrator: The signal is so strong, the radiomen run out on deck,
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Convinced the plane is directly overhead.
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But as another hour passes, the sky remains empty.
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8:43 a.M.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:00
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic

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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: Wait. - Expedition Amelia 00:23
Narrator: Wait.
Man (over radio): She was reported missing. - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Man (over radio): She was reported missing.
Narrator: The disappearance has spawned countless theories and launched dozens of - Expedition Amelia 00:20
Narrator: The disappearance has spawned countless theories a...
There's a lot of interest in her disappearance and what happened to her, - Expedition Amelia 00:05
There's a lot of interest in her disappearance and what...
But to me the biggest mystery is who was she really. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
But to me the biggest mystery is who was she really.
But 80 years later she is, in some ways, - Expedition Amelia 00:08
But 80 years later she is, in some ways,
She was way ahead of her times and taking on the world as a woman, and she did quite well, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
She was way ahead of her times and taking on the world as a ...
Narrator: Now ballard, another kansan, is adding a new chapter to amelia's story. - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: Now ballard, another kansan, is adding a new chapt...
Narrator: At an airplane hangar in amelia's hometown of atchison, - Expedition Amelia 00:25
Narrator: At an airplane hangar in amelia's hometown...
Narrator: Bob is confident the engines lie at the bottom of the pacific, - Expedition Amelia 00:27
Narrator: Bob is confident the engines lie at the bottom ...
Crew (over radio): It's good to go. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
Crew (over radio): It's good to go.
It's not the lochness monster, it's not bigfoot. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
It's not the lochness monster, it's not bigfoot.
That plane exists, which means you can find it. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
That plane exists, which means you can find it.
Narrator: Even before she disappeared in July 1937, amelia earhart was already one - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Narrator: Even before she disappeared in July 1937, ameli...
For years she pushed the boundaries of what was humanly possible, - Expedition Amelia 00:18
For years she pushed the boundaries of what was humanly p...
Narrator: Now she is poised to push those limits as far as they can go. - Expedition Amelia 00:11
Narrator: Now she is poised to push those limits as far a...
She was really at the peak of her training, her expertise. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
She was really at the peak of her training, her expertise.
She wanted to do the most exciting thing she could think of. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
She wanted to do the most exciting thing she could think of.
And I think that's why she chose flying around the world. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
And I think that's why she chose flying around the worl...
Narrator: World flights had been done before, - Expedition Amelia 00:16
Narrator: World flights had been done before,