The only thing i agree with is there is a good possibly of a wreck in ENB. She was 50% overloaded .The heaviest fuel load she had ever carried. Optimum would be possibly 4000ft. (Kellys figure some 2000lbs lighter) By climbing above optimum she wasted fuel. Why say "i must be on you". Howland was wrongly plotted and was some 6 miles in error. DR from the running fix could have a probable error up to 45 or so miles. Noonan was Pan-Ams premier pioneer navigator . Pan-Am pioneered pre war world wide remote navigation. It was common for ships to record the noon position local . This was the equivalent of a man on the moon for its day . The navy had positioned two or 3 ships? . Don't you think they would have looked in ENB . She was desperate to succeed . Going the other way she effectively had two more hours of daylight and would not have missed PNG. The navy had positioned fuel ,constructed 3 strips at Howland. Arriving early morning into the rising sun with minimum fuel was folly