July 2,1937 - Amelia Earharts last known transmission to the United States Coast Guard Cutter Itasca.
As the world learns beloved aviatrix Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan have gone missing somewhere over the Central Pacific Ocean, they wait for news. Though information is slow coming, the search is just winding up. The United States Navy launches the largest search and rescue for this pair of civilian aviators up to that time. Covering an estimated two hundred thousand square nautical miles of ocean, with many islands, atolls and reefs. To no avail.
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