World Flight Attempt Two, 1937
Scope and Contents
This subseries is comprised of pre and post-flight correspondence, notebook of weather conditions, philatelic materials, press clippings, permissions, permits and authorizations, receipts (gas, oil, storage and landing fees for airplane), inspections reports, diagrams, airport information, and numerous related documents. Of note are Earhart’s flight logs/journals from the flight. See the Photographs series for photographs related to the flight.
Dates
- Creation: 1937
Creator
- From the Collection: Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 (Person)
- From the Collection: Putnam, George Palmer, 1887-1950 (Person)
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Biographical Information
While the Electra was being repaired Earhart and her husband, George Palmer Putnam secured additional funds and prepared for a second attempt. This time flying west to east, the second attempt began with an unpublicized flight from Oakland to Miami, Florida from May 20-23, 1937. After arriving in Miami, Earhart publicly announced her plans to circumnavigate the globe. The flight’s opposite direction was the result of changes in global wind and weather patterns along the planned route since the earlier attempt. Fred Noonan was Earhart’s only crew member for the second flight. Earhart and Noonan departed Miami on June 1, 1937 and after numerous stops in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia they arrived at Lae, New Guinea on June 29, 1937. At this stage about 22,000 miles of the journey had been completed. The remaining 7,000 miles would all be over the Pacific.
Extent
0.625 Cubic Feet (25 folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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