| 1936
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| 24 July
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Earhart takes delivery on her birthday.
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| October
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Hooven Radio Compass installed; Dayton, Ohio.
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| November
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Bell Labs, Hadley Field, N.J. Dorsal Vee added.
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| November ?
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Gurr re-attaches receiver antenna in California?
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| November 27
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Inspected: WE transmitter and receiver, Hooven Radio Compass
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| 1937
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| February 12
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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
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Loop antenna installed.
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| March 13
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Noonan hired.
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Test flights.
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| 17 March
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Oakland to Honolulu.
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| 20 March
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Luke Field.
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| 2 April
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Electra returned to California, trucked to Lockheed.
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| 14 May
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Letter of authority for second attempt issued.
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| 19 May
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Bureau of Air Commerce certifies aircraft airworthy.
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| 20 May
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Second round-the-world attempt began in secret.
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Engine fire in Tucson.
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| 23 May
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Arrived in Miami with radio complaints. Pan American mechanics troubleshoot systems. Starboard navigation window skinned over.
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| 30 May
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Public announcement of second attempt.
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| 1 June
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Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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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 (8.32 MHz) and the other said 36.6 meters (8.19 MHz) on her direction finder.[1]
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| 28 June
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Receiver fuse replaced in Darwin.
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| 29 June
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- AE stayed in touch with Darwin "for a distance of 200 miles from this station, radio telephone being used by Miss Earhart."[2]
- Arrived in Lae.
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| 1 July
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Failed DF check. Rec'd time and weather.
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| 2 July (Lae date)
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Left Lae. Transmissions not heard for hours ...
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| 2 July
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Aircraft lost.
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| 30 July
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Cross memo.
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