THE MISSING FLIERS.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH. SIXTY SEAPLANES PARTICIPATE. 21,000 SQUARE MILES SCOURED. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. HONOLULU, July 13. _ s,xt y of seaplanes on the United States aircraft-carrier Lexington, after being checked, were released this morning 100 miles north-east of Howland Island to start, the search for Mrs Putnam and CaptaJn F. J. Noonan, who were forced down in the Pacific on July 3 on their round the world flight. The machines returned to the Lexington after scouring 21,000 square miles, and were refuelled for a flight southward, including the vicinity of Howland Island. Tlie conditions enabled the airmen to search the sea from an altitude of 500 ft. They saw no sign of the missing aeroplane or Its occupants. After the second search rain compelled the fliers to return again to the Lexington and the search is to be resumed at dawn. The coastguard cutter Itasca and the minesweeper Swan are searching in the vicinity of the Gilbert Islands.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20246, 15 July 1937, Page 9
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