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Amelia Earhart photo index.

Three of six photographs of Amelia Earhart

Topping off the Lockheed Vega

    Amelia mentions in her book that there had been a tropical downpour in Honolulu. The Weather Bureau warned her that if she didn't take off that afternoon, she would be held up indefinitely by storms coming across the Pacific Ocean.
    Then there was a break in the weather. She returned to the field and had the last few gallons put in the plane.       

Photograph four