During the World Flight
During Earhart’s Round-the-World Flight, she had numerous stops in order to maintain an organized approach to traveling across the equator. This image shows the envelope which was sent to Ernest Crome by Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan during her specific stop from Darwin, Australia to Lae, New Guinea. The envelopes symbolized the marking of successful flight which Crome implemented as part of the program. In this, Crome would have his pilots sign the envelope and post it back to him. This is believed to be one of the last letters Earhart had sent before her disappearance from her final attempt of the 1937 World Flight.
Kelly Johnson, a Lockheed fuel cell engineer, had devised three telegrams and maintenance plans for Amelia prior to her World Flight which she used to calculate the amount of fuel she would need to reach Howland Island. He discussed the balance between power and fuel in order to have the best and efficient flight from California to Hawaii. It was estimated that Amelia would only need about 78.2% of Electra’s maximum fuel capacity which saved 1,500 pounds of weight. This photo was taken of Amelia when she arrived in Lae, New Guinea before her final take off. Just 800 miles from take off, she had been lost near Nukumanu island.