Amelia Earhart mystery deepens as hidden text found on panel thought to be from her plane

It is hoped that the characters – “D24”, “335” or “385”, “XRO”, “3” and “D” – will allow experts to determine conclusively whether or not the aluminium panel, found washed up on a remote Pacific island, did indeed come from the vanished aircraft.

​It is hoped that the characters – “D24”, “335” or “385”, “XRO”, “3” and “D” – will allow experts to determine conclusively whether or not the aluminium panel, found washed up on a remote Pacific island, did indeed come from the vanished aircraft.