Jun 11, 2015 11:47 PM
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/...iscovery0/
EXCERPT: [...] Does this footage offer anything new for our understanding of Earhart's Amelia’s last flight?
You do notice differences in this moment at the beginning of the flight versus photos that we see throughout the [final] flight with the plane. You start to notice that she had been making changes specifically to radio equipment in the antennas. And you ask, why did she do these things? Because looking back, we see that these choices inhibited her communication ability. It significantly shortened the range that she was able to communicate with. It could have been the difference between a success and failure....
EXCERPT: [...] Does this footage offer anything new for our understanding of Earhart's Amelia’s last flight?
You do notice differences in this moment at the beginning of the flight versus photos that we see throughout the [final] flight with the plane. You start to notice that she had been making changes specifically to radio equipment in the antennas. And you ask, why did she do these things? Because looking back, we see that these choices inhibited her communication ability. It significantly shortened the range that she was able to communicate with. It could have been the difference between a success and failure....