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Friends and colleagues: The disappearance of Amelia Earhart, during her
highly publicized attempt to fly around the world, is one of the most
compelling mysteries of the twentieth century. We bring you up to date on
Earhart research in The Latest in the Search for Amelia, the latest Audio
Interview on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/).
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) is hot on
the trail of clues that may lead to an answer to the question of what
happened to Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, on that fateful day, July
2, 1937. Two of the chief TIGHAR reseachers are Ric Gillespie, co-founder
and Executive Director of the organization, and Dr. Tom King, TIGHAR Senior
Archaeologist. In late March 2007, TIGHAR announced the discovery of a
previously unknown diary of an Associated Press reporter who was on the
scene of the disappearance. This news rekindled widespread media interest
in the Earhart mystery. TIGHAR's hypothesis that Earhart and Noonan landed
and were marooned and died on the tiny Pacific island of Nikumaroro elevates
archaeology to a chief research tool in the research. TIGHAR plans its
fifth expedition to Nikumaroro during July 2007.
Dr. Richard Pettigrew of The Archaeology Channel interviewed Gillespie and
King over the telephone on March 28, 2007. In this interview, the two
researchers review the Earhart disappearance and take us through the
evidence to the goals of the upcoming expedition.
This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment. We
urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/member.html) and Underwriting
(http://www.archaeologychannel.org/sponsor.shtml) programs. Only with your
help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and
visitor-supported programming. We also welcome new content partners as we
reach out to the world community.
Please forward this message to others who may be interested.
Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org/
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