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Eleventh Naval District Routing Slip and U.S. Fleet Memo on Amelia Earhart Flight

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A routing slip from the Eleventh Naval District accompanies a memorandum from the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet concerning Amelia Earhart's around-the-world flight. The memorandum designates the Commander Aircraft, Base Force as representative for proposed consultations, tests, and refueling operations. It also directs that the Commander-in-Chief be kept informed and notified immediately if the undertaking is found to be impracticable or inadvisable.

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“Commander Aireraft, Base Force is hereby designated as the Comnander-in-Chief's representative in connection with the proposed consultations, tests and refueling operations given in references (a) and (b”

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National Archives (NARA). Original. Released 2025-11-14. U.S. government work, public domain. Text from OCR; may contain errors.

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