NOEL GUY DAVIS -1927

Noel Davis Library of Congress Collection, 11-18-07

 

Lt. Com. Noel Davis & Lt. Stanton Hall Wooster April 11, 1927 Library of Congress Collection, 11-18-07

 

Lt. Com. Noel Davis & Lt. Stanton Hall Wooster April 11, 1927 Library of Congress Collection, 11-18-07

 

Lt. Com. Noel Davis & Lt. Stanton Hall Wooster April 11, 1927 Library of Congress Collection, 11-26-07

 

Edgar N. Gott, Noel Davis & Stanton Hall Wooster April 11, 1927 Library of Congress Collection, 11-26-07

 

Lt. Com. Noel Davis Library of Congress Collection, 1-18-07

 

REQUEST FOR HELP via email from Suzanne K. Jones, 11-24-07      I am searching for the photograph "Where two Navy Air Heroes Met Death in Virginia" which was the actual plane crash picture from the Asheville Times. I have a picture which was laminated years ago, and it is now not able to be copied because of the deterioration within the laminate. This was the air crash which occurred April 26, 1927 with Lt. Com. Noel Davis & Lt. Stanton Hall Wooster attempting the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Wooster was my mother's half-brother, and she was 10 years old at the time of the crash.      Do you have an idea who can help me? Thanks for your effort . . . Suzanne K. Jones 107 Riceland St. Danville, VA 24540 Editor's Note: If you can help Suzanne in her search, please send a message to my email address. I will forward your response to her immediately. Thank you.

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Noel Davis" +navy +aviation, using the Google search engine, (1-22-07), you will find about 106 links.

 

Stanton Hall Wooster      This page on the Arlington National Cemetery website offers a very detailed account of the two aviators who were lost during the preparation for their attempt to fly to Paris. It is reported that while Davis was the senior member of the team, it was actually Lt. Wooster who planned to be the principle pilot during the flight. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

Yellow Giant      This page, the first of three in the series, offers the article which described the event in the TIME magazine of Monday, May. 09, 1927. It reports the event in full and colorful detail, both the background and the subsequent events. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

 

Noel Davis died in 1927 Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back