PAA/DL Capt. H. Norman Davies Jr.

 UPDATE/obituary:

 Captain H. Norman Davies

June 7, 1936 – September 21, 2020

 

Captain Norm Davies died on September 21, 2020.  He was hired by Pan American in 1965 and retired from Delta in 1996.

 

Norm was raised in Hackensack, New Jersey.  He attended Blair Academy and Bucknell University.  After graduating  in 1959, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was trained as a U.S. Naval Aviator in Pensacola.  Norm served on active duty as an A-4 Skyhawk Light Attack Pilot.  He was discharged in June of 1964 and remained in the reserves for a number of years.

 

Captain Davies was hired by Pan American World Airways in 1965.  He flew as an international pilot on 707’s and then later on 747’s.  During his line flying days, he was based in Washington, D.C., Boston and Los Angeles.   After becoming a captain at Pan Am, he served as Manager of Flying in West Berlin and was promoted to System Chief Pilot in New York.  Following the merger of Delta and Pan Am, Norm served as Delta’s Chief Pilot in JFK and then returned to line flying for his last year at the airline, flying the B-767ER until his retirement in 1996.

 

After a brief stint as an Air Carrier Inspector for the FAA, Norm was recruited by Hawaiian Airlines as Vice President – Safety and Security, and then Vice President – Flight Operations.  During his last five years with the airline, Captain Davies was the Executive Vice President of Operations. 

 

After retiring from Hawaiian, Norm worked as an Executive Associate for Team SAI, consulting on a variety of safety and operations projects.  Norm and his wife Prudence (Prudy) Davies of 43 years, retired to Chatham, Massachusetts in 2007, where he became active in the community, working with the Chatham Retired Men’s Club and as a Docent at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center.  

 

In addition to Prudy, Norm is survived by two daughters, Carolann Oullette of Jackman, Maine and Jennifer Davies of Branchville, N.J.  

 

Prudy Davies’ home address is:

 

P.O. Box 325

North Chatham, MA  02650

 

Funeral arrangements were handled by Nickerson Funeral Home, 87 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA. 

To share memories online please visit the funeral home website at 

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chatham-ma/h-davies-9372549 

 

 

~ IN MEMORY ~

Military veteran, PAA/DL Capt. H. Norman Davies Jr.

JUNE 7, 1936 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

 

News has reached our website with the passing of retired Pan Am/Delta pilot Captain Harold Norman Davies Jr., age 84.  Captain Davies joined Pan American 02-08-1965.  Friends write:  “Norm died several days ago of congestive heart failure in Mass. He was 83 years old...had been with PanAm...their Chief Pilot in Berlin and JFK...Delta Chief Pilot in JFK.  Was former Marine attack pilot...Wife Prudy. Services pending.”  Captain Davies retired with Delta Air Lines in 1996 based 031/JFK.

To share memories online please visit the funeral home website at

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/chatham-ma/h-davies-9372549 

For those who may wish to send a personal note, whitepages lists a current address as

PO Box 325  ,  North Chatham, MA 02650.

As more information is received, we will be sure to pass along those updates.

Thank you,

~ Carol for the PCN 

 

OBITUARY…….

H. Norman Davies Jr.

JUNE 7, 1936 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

H. Norman Davies was born on June 7, 1936 and passed away on September 21, 2020 and is under the care of Nickerson Funeral Home. 

Nickerson Funeral Home address: 87 Crowell Road, Chatham, MA