"We are on the line 157 337"

These are the last words received from Earhart and Noonon. This is a photostat of the entry in the "rough log" preserved by Leo G. Bellarts.

Why were Earhart and Noonan were flying on those compass headings? The most likely answer is that Noonan had calculated a line of position at dawn.

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Links

• Log Jam.
• Midpoint to Vicinity of Howland (Jacobson).
• At Howland Island: 1415GMT to 1930GMT (Jacobson).
• The Airplane Returns to Earth) (Jacobson).