Preparations to take off

Earhart and Noonan were delayed in Lae for three days (30 June--2 July, 1937) because of the need for weather reports, an accurate time check, and "personnel unfitness" (Earhart to Putnam, 2015GMT [0630 local], 29 June 1937).[1]

• Intended Route to Howland
• Report by Guinea Airways Manager Eric Chater--best evidence for calculating the fuel onboard at the outset of the fatal flight.
• James A. Collopy's letter--details about pre-flight maintenance.
• Three telegrams from Kelly Johnson about fuel management.
• Forecast Weather.