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Earhart's lack of familiarity with the Bendix radio direction finder was a significant liability.
Artifact
Earhart used an antenna similar to this later model in her attempt to locate Howland Island.
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Pan American Airways navigator
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They vanished in the South Pacific on June 2, 1937.
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Pan American Airways navigator
Document
Amelia Earhart was busy in May 1937 repairing her crash-damaged Lockeed Electra 10E.
Document
Weems had just trained famed British aviator Amy Johnson in celestial navigation.
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The 10E was an excellent aircraft, but it lacked sufficient range to make a South Pacific crossing safe and practical.