Amelia Earhart expedition headed to remote island to in hopes of finding wreckage

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A team of scientists are now headed to a remote island in the Pacific to find what they believe is the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's plane.The group, backed by Purdue University, first launched its expedition to solve the famed aviator's disappearance last year.The US-based Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) expect to arrive at Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific Ocean by Monday.There, they hope to find the mysterious Taraia Object, which was first spotted on the edge of lagoon on the island six years ago.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Amelia Earhart, a pioneering aviator who became the first woman to make a nonstop solo transatlantic flight, vanished in 1937 while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.Purdue University - where Ms Earhart worked as a visiting professor and consultant - said the angular Taraia Object has been visible in aerial photography dating back to 1983.Richard Pettigrew, head of the ALI, said: "Finding Amelia Earhart's Electra aircraft would be the discovery...

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