Fred Noonan

Fred Noonan was an American aviation navigator who disappeared along with Amelia Earhart on July 2, 1937, during an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe.

Fred Noonan is known for being the navigator on Amelia Earhart's ill-fated flight around the world.

Fred Noonan disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to complete a circumnavigational flight of the globe with Amelia Earhart. They were flying over the central Pacific Ocean, and their last known position was near Howland Island. Despite extensive search efforts at the time and in the years following, neither Noonan nor Earhart were ever found.

After taking off from Lae, Papua New Guinea on July 2, 1937, Noonan and Amelia Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean. Their last known position was near Howland Island. Despite numerous search efforts, no trace of Noonan or Earhart was ever found.

Despite extensive search efforts, no evidence of what happened to Fred Noonan has ever been found. The disappearance of Noonan and Amelia Earhart remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in aviation history.