Vernal Express | 1937-07-15 | Page 1 | Collapsible Lifeboat Carried by Amelia Earhart

Collapsible Lifeboat Carried by Amelia Earhart 11 i s JAPAN J 1 A OAKlAN 4 rt r t tt t tp p t I ZAP A Vf NEW t g t 2 HOWLAND k ISLAND u A LAE OCEAN s Ao TRA LIA LIAs a ay r y ra x H b a b bh h r ryea y 1 yea y x 1 4 T w Tw T TA A iA Inflated with a small pump hand this tiny rubber lifeboat was Vas part ot of the emergency equIpment car car- carI carried carried I ried by Amelia Earhart on her world the flight which ended in the PacIfic ocean near How How- Howland land Island The tamed famed aviatrix fe i hown in the above photo os as she demonstrated how the boat was pumped uP before belore she took lock oft off from Oakland Calif on the first stage of her journey Inset is HOW j Capt Fred Noonan navigator tor who accompanied her on the ill fated flight The map shows the last stages ot of the trip and the approximate region in t the flying laboratory was forced down upon the tho Pacific I