Fred Noonan

[Tom Gallagher]

Did we know that when the first Trans Pacific Airmail flight, The Pan Am China Clipper took off from San Francisco Bay in 1935 (Under the Golden Gate bridge I might add) the Navigator was none other than Fred Noonan.

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

Did we know that when the first Trans Pacific Airmail flight, The Pan Am China Clipper took off from San Francisco Bay in 1935 (Under the Golden Gate bridge I might add) the Navigator was none other than Fred Noonan.

There are two great articles on Noonan on the website:

"Research Bulletin: Fred Noonan."

Fred Noonan, Sea Captain.

I don't have time to re-read them just this minute, but I'll bet that they've got a pretty good picture of Fred's work with Pan Am in them.

[Chuck Varney]

There are two great articles on Noonan on the website:

Research paper on Noonan.

Fred Noonan, Sea Captain.

Marty,

The link you provided for the research paper doesn't work. Use this instead: Fred Noonan.

Chuck

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

There are two great articles on Noonan on the website:

Research paper on Noonan.

Fred Noonan, Sea Captain.

Marty,

The link you provided for the research paper doesn't work. Use this instead: Fred Noonan.

Chuck

Thanks for the correction, Chuck!