Lae

American  

[lah-ay, lay-ee] / ˈlɑ eɪ, ˈleɪ i /

noun

1. a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.

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Lae

Earhart had already successfully flown from California across South America, Africa and Asia in her Electra twin-engine plane when she arrived in Lae, Papua New Guinea on 2 July 1937.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Earhart and Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, flying from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, a one-and-a-half-mile long island some 2,500 miles away.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 30, 2024

It is one of the greatest enduring mysteries in aviation history: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart after she took off from Lae, New Guinea, in a Lockheed 10-E Electra on July 2, 1937.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

Lae has the Fifth Commandment, “Honor Thy Father and Mother,” tattooed on her arm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

He might swing back along the northern New Guinea coast, and slip down past Lae.

From Dave Dawson on Guadalcanal by Robert Sydney Bowen

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