Lae Airfield crane above the aircraft. The Lae airport is probably best remembered for being the point of departure in July 1937 for Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan on their flight to Howland Island. Earhart's plane disappeared near Howland Island some 19 hours after departing Lae airport. Lae Airfield Lae Airfield is a former World War II airfield and later, civilian airport located at Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. The airport was closed in the 1980s, in favour of Lae Nadzab Airport, which was able to accommodate larger jet aircraft. The airport was known as Lae Drome or Lae Aerodrome
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