| Event |
Time GMT |
Elapsed Time from Lae (hours) |
Elapsed Time from Previous Position (hours) |
Distance from Lae (miles) |
Distance from Previous Position (miles) |
Avg Speed from Lae (mph) |
Avg Speed from Previous Position (mph) |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Reported Aircraft Altitude (feet) |
Reported Aircraft Speed (knots) |
Aircraft Speed (mph) |
Reference |
| Depart Lae Airfield[1] |
7/2/1937 12:00:00 AM |
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6.56972 S |
146.72611 E |
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1 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 4:18:00 AM |
4.30 |
4.30 |
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7,000 |
140 |
161 |
2 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 5:19:00 AM |
5.32 |
1.02 |
277 |
277 |
52 |
52 |
7.3 S |
150.7 E |
10,000 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 7:18:00 AM |
7.30 |
1.98 |
906 |
629 |
124 |
317 |
4.33 S |
159.3 E |
8,000 |
150 |
173 |
2 |
| Ontario Ship |
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1,307 |
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2.98366 S |
165.38666 E |
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3 |
| AE Radio Transmission - ship in sight ahead (Myrtlebank) |
7/2/1937 10:30:00 AM |
10.50 |
3.20 |
1,435 |
529 |
137 |
165 |
2.33 S |
167.1666 E |
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3 |
| Tabiteuea |
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1,962 |
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1.12562S |
174.67406 E |
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4 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 2:10:00 PM |
14.17 |
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2 |
AE Radio Transmission
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7/2/1937 2:15:00 PM |
14.25 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 3:15:00 PM |
15.25 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 4:23:00 PM |
16.38 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission - 200 miles out |
7/2/1937 5:42:00 PM |
17.70 |
7.20 |
2,356 |
921 |
133 |
128 |
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2 |
| Dawn at Howland Island[2] |
7/2/1937 5:45:00 PM |
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7 |
| AE Radio Transmission |
7/2/1937 5:47:00 PM |
17.78
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission -100 miles out |
7/2/1937 6:12:00 PM |
18.20 |
0.50 |
2,456 |
100 |
135 |
200 |
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2 |
| Calculated arrival time at Howland Island[3] |
7/2/1937 6:56 PM |
18.94 |
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2,556 |
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0.7994 N |
176.62076 E |
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5 |
| AE Radio Transmission - running out of gas, a half hour left |
7/2/1937 7:10:00 PM |
19.17 |
0.97 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission - must be on you, flying at 1000 feet |
7/2/1937 7:12:00 PM |
19.20 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission - we are circling |
7/2/1937 7:28:00 PM |
19.47 |
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2 |
| E Radio Transmission - unable to get a minimum |
7/2/1937 7:30:00 PM |
19.50 |
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2 |
| AE Radio Transmission - we are on the line 157-337 |
7/2/1937 8:13:00 PM |
20.22 |
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2 |
| out of fuel (calculated)[4] |
7/3/1937 12:17:30 AM |
24.29
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6 |