[Qcwa] Info Request

[Charles Walbridge]

One of our members, who has cox for an ISP, is having trouble 
accessing the QCWA Reflector and asked if I would post this request. 
You may contact him directly if you have any info about the subject 
he is looking for. Thanks

>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:27:53 -0800
>From: Robert Block <K6LX@cox.net>
>X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
>To: qcwagm@rcn.com
>Subject: Callsigns of Capt. Harry Manning and Fred Noonan (lost with 
>A.Earhart)
>
>Capt. Harry Manning of the United States Lines, famous later as 
>Captain of the ocean liner SS "United States", was also a pilot (and 
>Amelia Earhart's copilot and navigator (albeit not on that leg which 
>was her fatal flight) On one of her earlier flights he was also her 
>radio operator.
>
>I may be wrong, but I believe he had amateur radio license. 
>According to a report from his Radio Officer (a friend of mine), he 
>used to come over from the bridge to the radio officer's station to 
>listen to the direct morse code broadcast of the news which, in 
>those days, was copied and printed once a day for the passengers.
>
>1-  Wanted - Harry Manning's amateur callsign.
>(Harry Manning born Feb 3, 1897; died Aug 2, 1974)
>
>Also, Fred Noonan was lost with her on that fateful flight. He is 
>believed to have been Pilot etc. for Pan Am, and would have had 
>commercial radio license and considerable ability with CW.
>
>2-  Wanted - Fred Noonan's amateur callsign.
>(Frederick Joseph Noonan was born on April 4, 1893, lost 1937 with 
>Amelia Earhart)
>
>Please copy reply directly to
>
>r.block@cox.net
>Robert Block
>K6LX
>Life member, QCWA

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Chuck Walbridge, K1IGD
QCWA General Manager
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qcwagm@rcn.com
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