Fred Noonan

Sailor, Deceased Person

1893 – 1937

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Who was Fred Noonan?

Frederick Joseph "Fred" Noonan was an American flight navigator, sea captain and aviation pioneer who first charted many commercial airline routes across the Pacific Ocean during the 1930s. He was last seen in Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, and disappeared with Amelia Earhart somewhere over the Central Pacific Ocean during the last leg of their attempted round-the-world flight.

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Born
Apr 4, 1893
Cook County
Also known as
  • Frederick Joseph Noonan
Parents
Spouses
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Employment
  • Pan American World Airways
    ( - 1937)
Lived in
  • Los Angeles
Died
Jul 2, 1937
Howland Island

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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