Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
A research team is traveling to Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific to investigate a potential wreckage site linked to Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance. The expedition aims to identify an object spotted in satellite imagery that may be the remains of her Electra aircraft.
Why it matters
Solving the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance would provide closure to one of the most enduring aviation enigmas of the 20th century.
Image source, Purdue University Image caption, The research team departed Kiribati's capital on Wednesday and hope to arrive at the suspected wreck site by Monday
A team of researchers are on their way to a remote island to inspect what they think could be the wreckage of famed aviator Amelia Earhart's plane.
The group, from the US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) and Purdue University, are expected to arrive at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific Ocean by Monday in the hopes of solving the mystery of her disappearance.
The American pioneer vanished while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937, spawning decades of speculation on her fate.
The team are aiming to find what has been called the Taraia Object, first spotted sitting on the edge of a lagoon off Nikumaroro in satellite imagery in 2020.
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