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Purdue Foundation and Archaeological Legacy Institute Set November Search for Earhart's Electra

Purdue University and Archaeological Legacy Institute will lead a November 2025 expedition to Nikumaroro to inspect the Taraia Object as Earhart's lost plane.
This expedition follows decades of theories suggesting Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan crashed near Nikumaroro after vanishing in 1937 during their world flight.
Previous efforts, including a 2017 team with forensic dogs, found artifacts and a scent of human remains but no definitive proof of Earhart's presence on the island.
Richard Pettigrew said the Taraia Object’s size and location correspond with Earhart’s plane and radio signals, while Purdue’s Steven Schultz stressed 'smoking gun evidence' remains elusive.
If confirmed, the expedition could solve a major 20th-century mystery and fulfill Earhart’s wish to return the Electra 10E to Purdue for aeronautical study.

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Purdue-led team to search for Earhart's plane on Nikumaroro Island

The Purdue Research Foundation is joining forces with the Archaeological Institute to potentially solve one of the greatest mysteries of our time—what happened to Amelia Earhart's airplane?

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Researchers launch new search to find Amelia Earhart’s plane

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It's a Fresh Search for Amelia Earhart's Plane

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