Frederick Joseph "Fred" Noonan (born April 4, 1893 – disappeared July 2, 1937, declared dead June 20, 1938) was an American flight navigator, sea captain and aviation pioneer, who first charted many commercial airline routes across the Pacific Ocean during the 1930s. Navigator for Amelia Earhart, he was last seen in Lae, New Guinea, on July 2, 1937, on the last land stop before they disappeared somewhere over the Central Pacific Ocean, during one of the last legs of their attempted pioneering round-the-world flight.
You can find people similar to Fred Noonan by visiting our lists Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1937 and American navigators.
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Date of birth | 4 April 1893
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Place of birth | Cook County, Illinois
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Date of death | 20 June 1938
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Age | 45 (age at death)
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