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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E May Have Been Found Under The Waters Of This Uninhabited Island (www.jalopnik.com)

submitted 6 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/aviation@lemmy.zip

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The university where Amelia Earhart taught is going to find out if her legendary plane is sitting at the bottom of the ocean near her likely final resting place.

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[–] Bell@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

This article has the photo that purportedly shows the plane: https://www.wfla.com/news/national/does-this-satellite-photo-show-amelia-earharts-plane-researchers-say-its-possible/amp/

[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

The island is called Nikumaroro, it's located in the Pacific Ocean. Here is a link to Google maps <Nikumaroro>

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

TIL her plane was anything but a dinky two-seater.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's Lindbergh.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Probably where I got the wrong idea.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 2 points 6 days ago

Is this different from the image that turned out to be rocks?

[–] Glitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Neat