New Expedition Searches for Amelia Earhart's Lost Plane
💡 Why it matters
Finding the plane could rewrite aviation history and provide closure to one of the 20th century's greatest mysteries.
A team is en route to a remote Pacific island to search for Amelia Earhart's plane, believed to have crashed there in 1937. The expedition also faces the challenge of large coconut crabs inhabiting the area.
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BBC News
Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
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bbc.com
Expedition hopes to find aviator Amelia Earhart's plane on remote island
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usatoday.com
Amelia Earhart expedition team heads to island of huge, hunting crabs
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