Lt. John O. Lambrecht
Senior aviator in the flight of three aircraft from U.S.S. Colorado that overflew Gardner Island on July 9, 1937.
The Lambrecht Photo
This U.S. Navy photo is the only picture known to have been taken of Gardner Island during the 1937 search for Amelia Earhart. The photographer is unknown, but this print of the photo, obtained from an archive in New Zealand, is inscribed “U.S. Navy (pilot) July 9, 1937” on the reverse.
