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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 21, 7:50 PM
Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
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Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
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As of July 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
The headline split The left frames it as "Wreckage of Pan Am plane that crashed killing 52 finally found decades later". The center frames it as "Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
59/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftWreckage of Pan Am plane that crashed killing 52 finally found decades later
The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report
CenterWreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report
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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 21, 10:10 PM
Wreckage of Pan Am plane that crashed killing 52 finally found decades later
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The 1952 Pan American Airways plane crash killed 52 people - now the wreckage has been found 2,000 feet underwater
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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 21, 7:50 PM
Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
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The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 21, 7:50 PM
Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 21, 7:50 PM
Wreckage of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor plane found 74 years after crash
The Pan Am flight went on to change aviation safety forever after suffered a twin engine failure.
Details59/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
59/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Jul 21, 7:50 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.
Jul 21, 7:50 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.
Jul 21, 7:50 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.
Jul 21, 7:50 PM: WCNC Charlotte (Tegna) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 59/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.