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Newly Discovered Footage of Amelia Earhart Surfaces

** Amelia Earhart with her Lockheed Electra**
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Key Takeaways:

  • A previously unseen three-and-a-half-minute film of Amelia Earhart, shot by John Bresnik in 1937, has been discovered after sitting in his son's possession for decades.
  • Labeled "Amelia Earhart, Burbank Airport, 1937," the authentic footage is being released as "Amelia Earhart's Last Photo Shoot" alongside an 80-page book.
  • While experts confirm the footage's authenticity, there is debate on whether it was shot in March or May of 1937, prior to her ill-fated attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
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Almost 80 years after Amelia Earhart’s disappearance in 1937, we are getting what appears to be one final look at the famous aviator. The three-and-a-half minute film that was found is said to be shot by John Bresnik, the brother of Al Bresnik, Earhart’s personal photographer. It was discovered by John’s son and went unseen while it sat in his father’s office until his death in 1992, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The box that the film was kept in was labeled “Amelia Earhart, Burbank Airport, 1937” and suggested it was taken before her final departure.

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