Amelia Earhart Search: Ocean Trip to Question a Tree
From the BBN segment “Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll to test satellite…”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (The Guardian) →
From the BBN segment “Amelia Earhart expedition heads to Pacific atoll to test satellite…”, cut down to under a minute.
The full story and the real reporting behind it (The Guardian) →
What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: The Guardian.
Hank LedgerThe one we teased: a 17-person US expedition is approaching a remote Pacific atoll where it suspects Amelia Earhart crash-landed in nineteen thirty-seven, based on satellite images taken over several years.
Dale BearmanSceptics say the object in those pictures is unlikely to be her aircraft, which means the biggest mystery of the century may come down to a bush.
Kenji MoonfieldA tree. They're flying across an ocean to zoom in on a tree.
Hank LedgerThey say they don't know yet, and that is the honest answer after almost ninety years.
Dale BearmanNinety years, and the clue might be photosynthesis. Somebody should tell the tree it's a suspect.
Kenji MoonfieldIt's been in witness protection since nineteen thirty-seven.
Hank LedgerLet's hope the tree cooperates. Brock has the weather, and I'm told he has opinions about the Pacific.