Noonan, Frederick Joseph (1893-1937)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1893 - 1937

Biographical Information

Frederick Noonan was born April 4, 1893 in Cook County, Illinois. He spent his early career as a merchant seaman before working at Pan American World Airways in the 1920s. By the 1930s, Noonan took up flying and transitioning into the role of air navigator. In 1937, he was chosen by Amelia Earhart to be the sole navigator for her second world flight attempt. Noonan disappeared along with Earhart on the way to Howland Island during her second world flight attempt on July 2, 1937.

Citation:

"The Earhart Project: Fred Noonan." TIGHAR.org. 2021. Accessed on March 5, 2025. https://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Archives/Research/ResearchPapers/Noonan.html

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Photograph from Amelia Earhart's 1937 World Flight, Karachi, India

Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 46, Folder: 1

Identifier: 20200903

Dates: June 16, 1937

Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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Subject: Flights around the world X