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Reporter (over radio): Two months before she had been saving her money for brief
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Expedition Amelia

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Reporter (over radio): Two months before she had been saving her money for brief Weekend joyrides. Today she is hailed queen of the air. Narrator: The year after amelia's first atlantic crossing, The norwich city ran aground on nikumaroro. Ballard: Now wait a minute

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Reporter (over radio): Two months before she had been saving her money for brief
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Weekend joyrides.
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Today she is hailed queen of the air.
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Narrator: The year after amelia's first atlantic crossing,
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The norwich city ran aground on nikumaroro.
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Ballard: Now wait a minute.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:05
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: And so far, bob has been doing his best to avoid its disintegrating remains. - Expedition Amelia 00:08
Narrator: And so far, bob has been doing his best to avoid...
Narrator: By day eight he's found plenty of iron from the ship but not a single - Expedition Amelia 00:11
Narrator: By day eight he's found plenty of iron from...
Narrator: Now he's trying a new strategy, following the river of debris down slope in - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: Now he's trying a new strategy, following t...
Ballard: We can see the drainage pattern of all the debris coming off the - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Ballard: We can see the drainage pattern of all the debris c...
Narrator: They trace the iron debris down to about 1,300 feet, - Expedition Amelia 00:28
Narrator: They trace the iron debris down to about 1,300 ...
Narrator: Halfway up the wall. - Expedition Amelia 00:05
Narrator: Halfway up the wall.
Ballard: Alright, can we come in and take a peek at that? - Expedition Amelia 00:04
Ballard: Alright, can we come in and take a peek at that?
Narrator: A piece of metal not from the norwich city. - Expedition Amelia 00:04
Narrator: A piece of metal not from the norwich city.
And practically before the last ticker tape falls, she sets out to prove - Expedition Amelia 00:22
And practically before the last ticker tape falls, she se...
Narrator: And the first person to fly solo from hawaii to the mainland. - Expedition Amelia 00:12
Narrator: And the first person to fly solo from hawaii to...
Narrator: Along the way, - Expedition Amelia 00:16
Narrator: Along the way,
Because she always saw marriage as this cage, - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Because she always saw marriage as this cage,
Narrator: But even in marriage, - Expedition Amelia 00:25
Narrator: But even in marriage,
Earhart: Dear gpp, you must know again my reluctance to marry. - Expedition Amelia 00:06
Earhart: Dear gpp, you must know again my reluctance to marr...
I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any medieval code of faithfulness - Expedition Amelia 00:09
I want you to understand I shall not hold you to any medieva...
I must exact a cruel promise and that is you will let me go in a year if - Expedition Amelia 00:07
I must exact a cruel promise and that is you will let me go ...
Narrator: George accepts her terms and they vow to love, honor, - Expedition Amelia 00:21
Narrator: George accepts her terms and they vow to love, ...
Narrator: The following year, on may 20, 1932, - Expedition Amelia 01:00
Narrator: The following year, on may 20, 1932,
Narrator: The round-the-clock search on nautilus goes on and the rov cameras - Expedition Amelia 00:10
Narrator: The round-the-clock search on nautilus goes on ...
Narrator: They can't tell if it's a plane part. - Expedition Amelia 00:09
Narrator: They can't tell if it's a plane part.