What Actually Happened To Amelia Earhart?
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The mistakes of Amelia Earhart’s final flight, and the physics that could have saved her. Use code VERITASIUM to get 50% off your 1st club crate when you join a club for kids aged 3+ or Special thanks to Clifford Heath for his help putting together the radio demo, and the folks at the Victorian ARDF group for connecting us. Thank you to Brian Harrison and Michael Murphy with the AWA Communication Technologies Museum for their assistance with early research.
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