Noonan, Frederick Joseph (1893-1937)
Person
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.htmlFound in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick J. Noonan and Mary Beatrice Noonan papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 224
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, and scrapbook, relating to Frederick Noonan’s career as a navigator for Pan American Airways China Clipper and as navigator for Amelia Earhart’s 1937 world flight attempt.
Dates:
1930-2008; Majority of material found within 1930-1937
Photograph from Amelia Earhart's 1937 World Flight, Karachi, India
Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 46, Folder: 1
Identifier: 20200903
Dates:
June 16, 1937