Coordinated Search for Coordinated Search for Earhart and NoonanEarhart and Noonan

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Honolulu Star-BulletinHonolulu Star-BulletinHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii

July 2, 1937July 2, 1937

Daily RecordDaily RecordBoston, MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts

July 3, 1937July 3, 1937

Los Angeles ExaminerLos Angeles ExaminerLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California

July 3, 1937July 3, 1937

The Post-StandardThe Post-StandardSyracuse, New YorkSyracuse, New York

July 3, 1937July 3, 1937

The Baltimore News-PostThe Baltimore News-PostBaltimore, MarylandBaltimore, Maryland

July 3, 1937July 3, 1937

Honolulu Star-BulletinHonolulu Star-BulletinHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii

July 17, 1937 July 17, 1937

Reading EagleReading EagleReading, PennsylvaniaReading, Pennsylvania

July 5, 1937July 5, 1937

The Atlanta ConstitutionThe Atlanta ConstitutionAtlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia

July 5, 1937July 5, 1937

Search Area: 262,281 square miles

FLIGHT PATH

USCGC Itasca

USS Ontario

USS Swan

Positions of Guard Ships on July 2nd

USCGC ItascaUSCGC Itasca

USCGC Itasca Radio Room

Howland Island

PBY CatalinaPBY Catalina

USS Colorado (BB 45)USS Colorado (BB 45)USS Swan (AVP 7)USS Swan (AVP 7)

USCGC ItascaUSCGC Itasca

USS Lexington (CV 2)USS Lexington (CV 2)

USS Lamson (DD 367)USS Lamson (DD 367)

USS Cushing (DD 376)USS Cushing (DD 376) USS Perkins (DD 377)USS Perkins (DD 377)

USS Drayton (DD 367)USS Drayton (DD 367)

SBU-1 CorsairSBU-1 Corsair

SU-4 CorsairSU-4 Corsair

Great Lakes BG-1Great Lakes BG-1

O3U-3 CorsairO3U-3 Corsair

USCGC ItascaUSCGC Itasca

USS Swan (AVP 7)USS Swan (AVP 7)

USS Colorado (BB 45)USS Colorado (BB 45)

USS Lexington (CV 2)USS Lexington (CV 2)

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References

• USS Lexington, Flagship. Report of Earhart Search: Lexington Group. July, 1937.

• U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Report of Earhart Search. July 2-18, 1937.

• Rich, Doris. Amelia Earhart, A Biography. Smithsonian Institution, 1989.