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- "Worst is Ahead as Amelia Earhart Prepares for Howland Island Hop," June 30, 1937 - Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan took off from Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, bound for Howland Island, some 2,560 miles away. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter <EM>Itasca</EM> waited at Howland to guide their approach. Radio difficulties plagued Earhart's communication with the <EM>Itasca</EM> and may have impaired her airplane's navigational equipment. Earhart and Noonan never reached their destination.
- June 30, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
"Worst is Ahead as Amelia Earhart Prepares for Howland Island Hop," June 30, 1937
Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan took off from Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, bound for Howland Island, some 2,560 miles away. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Itasca waited at Howland to guide their approach. Radio difficulties plagued Earhart's communication with the Itasca and may have impaired her airplane's navigational equipment. Earhart and Noonan never reached their destination.
- "Center Earhart Search on Reefs," July 1937 - When Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan failed to reach Howland Island, a planned stop on their 1937 around-the-world flight, United States Navy and Coast Guard crews launched an intensive search effort. When the official search ended after 17 days, Earhart's husband, George Putnam, financed an additional private effort. No trace of Earhart, Noonan or their Lockheed Electra was found.
- July 01, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
"Center Earhart Search on Reefs," July 1937
When Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan failed to reach Howland Island, a planned stop on their 1937 around-the-world flight, United States Navy and Coast Guard crews launched an intensive search effort. When the official search ended after 17 days, Earhart's husband, George Putnam, financed an additional private effort. No trace of Earhart, Noonan or their Lockheed Electra was found.