, Ric Gillespie, has led The Earhart Project for more than three decades. He told MailOnline in an exclusive that a "forensic imaging specialist was currently analysing an underwater picture taken during an expedition to Nikumaroro in 2009". For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US "There is an object in the photo that appears to be a Lockheed Electra engine cowling," Mr Gillespie told the publication. "There is an object in the photo that appears to be a Lockheed Electra engine cowling. The similarity to an engine cowling and prop shaft was not noticed until years later and the exact location was not noted at the time, which meant attempts to re-locate the object were unsuccessful." While identifying the aeroplane or the photo won't exactly tell us how Earhart's last days on earth were spent, TIGHAR's long-held belief that Earhart and Noonan landed and eventually died on Nikumaroro may be confirmed using this particular method of scientific testing. Studying the photograph, experts found letters and numbe){kind=link}
The analysis of a control panel that was found off the coast of an island in the Pacific has revealed that it doesn’t belong to the famed pilot Amelia Earhart – but the same scientists say that hope isn’t gone, and are doing more forensic testing on an image that may offer a new clue
The disappearance of famed pilot Amelia Earhart has captivated the public and the scientific community for 90 years, but a forensic anthropologist says that hope isn’t dead yet in a case that’s been cold for the better part of a century.
Earhart disappeared in 1937 during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe alongside navigator Fred Noonan. There are several theories about what happened to her. Some believe that the Japanese captured Earhart and Noonan, while others suggest that the pair became castaways on a distant island.
The executive director of The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), Ric Gillespie, has led The Earhart Project for more than three decades. He told MailOnline in an exclusive that a “forensic imaging specialist was currently analysing an underwater picture taken during an expedition to Nikumaroro in 2009”.
For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US