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When it became apparent, on July 2, 1937, that the plane carrying Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan was lost and would not be landing at Howland Island as planned, the Coast Guard cutter Itasca, which had been dispatched to Howland to assist Earhart, contacted US Navy headquarters in Honolulu and requested assistance with a search.Continue reading “The Search for Amelia Earhart: Nikumaroro”