Air Force Museum releases 47 photos from Amelia Earhart crash site search
New Zealand's Air Force Museum released 47 high-resolution photos from a 1938 aerial survey of Nikumaroro, the Pacific atoll where aviator Amelia Earhart is believed to have crash-landed in 1937. The images, discovered over a decade ago, offer researchers new evidence to examine. Investigators describe the photos as a "goldmine" as teams currently search the island for wreckage.
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Published 16 Oct 2026, 10:09 UTC · Updated 16 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC
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