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Although Fred Noonan has left a much smaller mark in popular culture than Amelia Earhart's, his legacy is remembered sporadically. Noonan is often mentioned in W.P. Kinsella's novels. Noonan was portrayed by actor David Graf in "The 37s", an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Jun 28, 2012 · Fred Noonan has been consigned to a historical footnote as Amelia Earhart‘s navigator. That’s partly because little is known about him.
Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world—and their story continues to intrigue researchers and the public alike. The author details evidence indicating that official actions may have contributed to the mystery.
Fred Noonan was instrumental in the Brisbane alternative music scene since the 1980s. Six Ft Hick (Source: Supplied) Fred Noonan, the drummer of Brisbane punk band Blowhard and swamp rock outfit ...
Sep 29, 2014 · Her navigator, Fred Noonan, is often apportioned some of the blame for Earhart's fatal crash in the Pacific Ocean, which ended her record-setting attempt to fly around the...
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Fred Noonan. As navigator, Fred Noonan helped pioneer transpacific airline service with Pan American Airways. He learned air navigation from P. V. H. Weems and Mary Tornich. He later went on to become Amelia Earhart's navigator on her 1937 around-the-world flight and disappeared with her as they approached Howland Island.
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Feb 12, 2013 · Learn how Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, fit into the larger history of air navigation and long-distance flying in the 1930s. Explore the challenges, innovations, and controversies of celestial, dead reckoning, and radio navigation in the era of transoceanic flights.
