China Clipper flight departure site when Sikorsky S-42 "Samoan Clipper" exploded over Samoa in January, 1938. "Hawaii Clipper" disappeared westbound from Guam to Manila in July, 1938. There were unsubstantiated rumors of Japanese involvement, similar to those arising from the disappearance of Amelia Earhart a year earlier. Earhart's navigator, Fred Noonan, had been navigator aboard "China Clipper" during the initial airmail flight. Boeing 314 flying boats "Honolulu Clipper" (NC18601) and "California Clipper" (NC18602) joined the surviving Martin M-130s in 1939, and "Pacific Clipper" (NC18609) and "Anzac Clipper" (NC18611) extended service to New Zealand and Australia in 1941. "Philippine Clipper" returned to Wake when it received
Greg Noonan of Vermont Pub and Brewery since 1988. Noonan was a National Judge in the Beer Judge Certification Program. On October 11, 2009 Noonan passed away from a short battle with stage four lung cancer. In 1997, Noon received the Recognition Award from the American Homebrewers Association. In 2004, Noonan was awarded the Achievement Award from The Brewers Association in 2004 and then the following year (2005) the Russell Schehrer Award for Innovation in Brewing also from The Brewers Association. Greg Noonan Gregory "Greg" John Noonan (March 4, 1951 – October 11, 2009) was an American brewing expert who authored several