MRS EARHART’S FLIGHT
THE HOP TO LAE " VERY COLD IK THE TROPICS ” Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright DARWIN, June 29. Mrs Earhart, who took off at about 7 a.m., expects to reach Lae after eight hours’ flying. Air Force men at the direction-finding station made sure that her radio was in perfect order. She was in communication with Darwin at frequent intervals after her departure . Mrs Earhart was clad in an open blouse and brown slacks. She remarked, before climbing into the cockpit of her machine: “I was under the impression that the weather would be very warm, but, believe me, I am finding it very cold in the tropics.” SAFE ARRIVAL HOWLAND ISLAND NEXT. SYDNEY, June 29.
Mrs Earhart arrived at Lae about 3 p.m. Her flight from Darwin took 7h 4l)min. She is resuming her flight at dawn to-morrow for Howland Island.
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Evening Star, Issue 22688, 30 June 1937, Page 11
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