Amelia Earhart Memorial Lae PNG

Amelia Earhart plaque unveiled at Nadzab Airport

Lae is the last known port of call for American female pilot, Amelia Earhart, before she disappeared from radar during her attempt to be the first woman to fly around the world.

The American Embassy in Papua New Guinea honored her memory on Thursday, by unveiling a plaque at the Nadzab Airport.

US Ambassador Catherine Ebert- Gray, said this will hopefully inspire more women to fly.




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Earhart's takeoff from Lae, New Guinea

July 2, 1937
Lae, New Guinea
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan takeoff in their heavily overloaded Lockheed 10E Special bound for tiny Howland Island 2,500 miles away.

Ameila Earhart Memorial Lae Airfield

On the 2nd July 1937 world famous aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart set off from Lae airfield in Papua New Guinea on her round the world voyage in a Lockheed Model 10 Electra bound for Howland Island, unfortunately she woud never been seen again.