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Expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane postponed
An expedition to investigate the disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane in the South Pacific in 1937 has been postponed until next year. Richard Pettigrew, the Oregon archaeologist leading the latest venture to solve the mystery of the legendary...
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The Purdue-led search for Amelia Earhart's plane has been delayed
Archaeologists suspected they found clues about missing pilot Amelia Earhart after 2020 satellite imagery identified what is now known as the Taraia Object, a "visual anomaly" that is believed to be the remains of her airplane, Electra. Last July,...
Oct. 29 - Expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane postponed to 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) announced Oct. 27 that the Taraia Object Expedition, a joint mission hoping to locate Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft in a lagoon of...
Purdue Search for Earhart Plane Delayed
Share0 WEST LAFAYETTE, IN (WOWO) — A joint mission by Purdue University and the Archaeological Legacy Institute to locate Amelia Earhart’s plane has been postponed until 2026. The team had planned to investigate a visual anomaly in a lagoon on...
Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's plane put off until 2026
Earhart's Lockheed Electra disappeared somewhere in the Pacific in 1937 as she tried to circumnavigate the globe. KNOXVILLE, Tenn — The Pacific Ocean expedition to search for the remains of aviatrix Amelia Earhart's airplane has been postponed...
Purdue’s expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s plane postponed to 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue University has announced a delay in its ambitious expedition to search for the lost plane of American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, pushing the mission’s launch back to 2026. The expedition, known as the Taraia Object...
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Trip to locate Amelia Earhart's plane delayed by permit approval, weather
An expedition to try to locate Amelia Earhart's plane on a remote island in the Pacific has been delayed until next year, Purdue University said Monday. A team of researchers was planning to travel to Nikumaroro Island in early November to...
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Australia to form part of Pacific 'taskforce' set to stir regional controversy
South Pacific defence ministers want to transform a military disaster response group into a taskforce which could also conduct Pacific "stabilisation" missions, in a move which could stir controversy in the region. The shift, which was flagged at...
Purdue University reschedules Amelia Earhart’s plane expedition to 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University has postponed its expedition to search for American aviator Amelia Earhart’s plane to 2026. Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was also a career counselor for...
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Purdue expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's plane postponed to 2026
Although originally scheduled to take off Nov. 4, the Taraia Object Expedition, a mission to find Amelia Earhart’s plane, has been postponed to 2026. Purdue, Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute announced the decision...
New search for Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft postponed
A new mission aimed at solving the mystery of what happened to aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart has been postponed until 2026. A team from Purdue University had planned to begin surveying a remote, uninhabited island in the Western Pacific Ocean...
Purdue University postpones team expedition to search for Amelia Earhart until 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WAVE) - Months after announcing its expedition to search for lost aviator Amelia Earhart, Purdue University has announced that it will be postponing its trip due to issues with government clearance. Purdue University, Purdue...
Expedition to find Earhart’s missing plane postponed
The expedition to find Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has been postponed till 2026, according to a Purdue press release. The search was going to investigate the “Taraia” object, an object that from satellite view looks like it could be Earhart’s...
World Journal & Courier Permits, cyclone season push search for Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane back to 2026
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Purdue's search for the long-lost Lockheed Electra 10E airplane flown by Amelia Earhart has been postponed to 2026, officials said Monday, because of needed plan finalizations and seasonal weather changes south of the equator....
Purdue's search for Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane postponed to 2026
The search for Amelia Earhart's lost Lockheed Electra 10E airplane has been postponed to 2026. Purdue University cited the need for final government clearance from Kiribati and seasonal weather changes as reasons for the delay. The expedition aims...
Expedition to search for Amelia Earhart’s plane postponed to 2026
A satellite image shows the Taraia Object in a lagoon on Nikumaroro Island. (Photo provided by Richard Pettigrew, Archaeological Legacy Institute) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) and the Archaeological...