Delayed in Lae
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Lae is the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is 2,556 statute miles from Lae to Howland.
Earhart and Noonan arrived at Lae at 3 p.m. on June 29, and left at or near 10 a.m. on July 2.[1] "The main cause of her delay at Lae was because they awaited a satisfactory weather report and an accurate check on time signals for setting the chronometer."[2]
telegrams, phone calls, questions about Fred and Amelia's condition ... chronometer, DF flight