| 1936
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| 24 July
| Earhart takes delivery on her birthday.
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| October
| Hooven Radio Compass installed; Dayton, Ohio.
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| November
| Bell Labs, Hadley Field, N.J.
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| November ?
| Gurr re-attaches receiver antenna in California?
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| November 27
| Inspected: WE transmitter and receiver, Hooven Radio Compass
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| 1937
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| February 12
| NYC Press conference announcing round-the-world flight. Manning flies with Earhart and Putnam to California.
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| Gurr and Manning work together.
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| March 7
| Loop antenna installed.
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| March 13
| Noonan hired.
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| Test flights.
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| 17 March
| Oakland to Honolulu.
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| 20 March
| Luke Field.
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| 2 April
| Electra returned to California, trucked to Lockheed.
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| 14 May
| Letter of authority for second attempt issued.
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| 19 May
| Bureau of Air Commerce certifies aircraft airworthy.
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| 20 May
| Second round-the-world attempt began in secret.
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| 23 May
| Arrived in Miami with radio complaints. Pan American mechanics troubleshoot systems. Starboard navigation window skinned over.
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| 30 May
| Public announcement of second attempt.
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| 26 June
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- Port Darwin? 0720 GMT, Earhart: "...Itasca transmit letter A, position, own call letters, as above on half hour at 7.5 MHz."
- Earhart sent two telegrams to Lae; one said that she would be using 36 meters (8.327 MHz) and the other said 36.6 meters (8.191 MHz) on her direction finder.[1]
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| 28 June
| Receiver fuse replaced in Darwin.
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| 29 June
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| 1 July
| Failed direction finding test in Lae. Rec'd time and weather.
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| 2 July (Lae date)
| Left Lae. Transmissions not heard for hours ...
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| 2 July
| Aircraft lost.
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| 30 July
| Cross memo describes the original transmitter, receiver, and Hooven Radio Compass.
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