“The Dry Tomb Burial of Southern Airways Flight 242″–by Clifford Davids

August 27, 2013, 12:30 am

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The precise spot where Flight 242′s burned wreckage is buried remains a mystery–yet its location has always been in the most public of places. After being immersed in this project for 6 months, I have learned that the wreckage has in … Continue reading →

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A Former Navy Fighter Pilot Sets The Record Straight About His Father And The “Flying Tigers”–by Clifford Davids

December 11, 2013, 12:00 am

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It’s funny how some stories just come knocking on your door. Ron Crysler played a small but significant role during the aftermath of the 1977 crash of Southern Airways Flight 242, a story I covered in depth for this blog. Directly after … Continue reading →

“The Long Walk To China”–How Lt. C. James Crysler Joined The Legendary “Flying Tigers” by Clifford Davids

December 15, 2013, 12:00 am

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This article about James Crysler appeared in the January 28, 1944 edition of the “Curtiss Wright-er,” the newsletter for the Curtiss-Wright Corp., maker of the legendary P-40 Warhawk. Although I never had a chance to meet the man himself, this tightly-charged interview … Continue reading →

A Rough And Perilous Journey To India On The “Yokahama Express”–by Clifford Davids

December 26, 2013, 8:00 am

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I found the few surviving pages of C. James Crysler’s WWII diary buried deep in the bottom of a wooden trunk in his son’s basement–a choice man cave filled with old carpentry tools, hunting equipment, a huge flat screen TV, one … Continue reading →

“Annette Snell: The Soul Diva aboard Flight 242″–by Clifford Davids

June 16, 2013, 1:00 am

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It was well north of midnight on April 4, 1977 when a giddy and triumphant Annette Snell laid down the final vocal track of the recording session. The guys at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Alabama had assured her that … Continue reading →

“The Dead-Stick Descent of Southern Airways Flight 242″–by Clifford Davids

June 26, 2013, 1:00 am

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The final moments aboard Southern Airways Flight 242 were both chaotic and frenzied. The pilot and first officer were frantically searching for anything resembling a runway while trying to get the plane’s engines restarted, and the two flight attendants were … Continue reading →

“How They Survived–The Lucky Few From Flight 242″ by Clifford Davids

July 8, 2013, 1:00 am

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The crash and destruction of Southern Airways Flight 242 is a cruel story of mayhem, death…and survival. I’m still amazed that anyone walked away. The captain and first officer both died from their terrible injuries. Twenty other passengers died from both … Continue reading →

“Crash Site Confidential”– The NTSB Photos Of Flight 242 by Clifford Davids

August 18, 2013, 1:00 am

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The National Transportation Safety Board is as American as apple pie. We all recognize their accident site investigators, clad in navy blue polo shirts sporting the yellow “NTSB” logo, swarming all over the horrific wreckage of airplanes, ships, and railroad … Continue reading →

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“The Dry Tomb Burial of Southern Airways Flight 242″–by Clifford Davids

August 27, 2013, 12:30 am

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The precise spot where Flight 242′s burned wreckage is buried remains a mystery–yet its location has always been in the most public of places. After being immersed in this project for 6 months, I have learned that the wreckage has in … Continue reading →

“Anatomy of a Crash Scene”–Action Photographs of Flight 242 by Clifford Davids

September 8, 2013, 1:00 am

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Even before the co-pilot of Southern Airways Flight 242 had lowered the landing gear and touched down dead center on a two-lane highway in New Hope, Georgia, the first responders had begun to gear up for the fiery rescue. Bobby … Continue reading →

“The Tragic Tale of the Flight Controller Tracking Southern Airways Flight 242″–by Clifford Davids

October 18, 2013, 1:00 am

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Two months after the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted a five-day public hearing at the Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta, GA. The witnesses included both crash survivors and investigators, engine specialists, air-traffic controllers, … Continue reading →

Capturing Paul John Knowles: Newly Found Photographs of “The Casanova Killer”–by Clifford Davids

January 29, 2014, 4:45 am

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Paul John Knowles was a nasty piece of work. He met his violent end on December 18, 1974 in the backseat of an unmarked sheriff’s sedan in Georgia as he vainly made his final bid for freedom. He failed spectacularly, … Continue reading →

“From Muscle Shoals, Alabama to New Hope, Georgia: The Long Odyssey of Jimmy Johnson”–by Clifford Davids

April 8, 2014, 4:00 am

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Jimmy Johnson has scaled musical heights that most musicians can only dream about. He is the killer guitar player for the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, (a.k.a. The Swampers), and he was an integral part of two legendary hit factories: Fame … Continue reading →

“A Conversation with Jimmy Johnson about Annette Snell’s Last Recording Session at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio”–by Clifford Davids

April 9, 2014, 4:00 am

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Even at 71-years-old, Jimmy Johnson is not one to rest on his hard-earned laurels. He told me that back in the day–back when his Muscle Shoals Sound Studio was firing on all cylinders–they would record one album per week, rarely taking any time … Continue reading →

“The Rolling Stones: Exclusive Photographs taken during the recording of Brown Sugar, Wild Horses, and You Gotta Move”–by Clifford Davids

April 10, 2014, 8:00 pm

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December of 1969 was a fitting end to a turbulent decade in American history: the Black Panthers were under attack in L.A.; The Jackson 5 had their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show; John Lennon was offered the lead … Continue reading →

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“Save the Horses Farm”–The Search For A Deeper Connection by Clifford Davids

June 3, 2014, 2:00 am

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Just beyond the reach of Atlanta, at the end of a long and unpaved stretch of road in Cumming, GA, stands an old green farm house with a neighboring horse barn on 50 acres of prime land. This historic property … Continue reading →

“The Bold, Complicated Life of Lyman W. Keele, Jr.”–as told by former Navy Attack Pilot Ron Crysler

November 22, 2014, 4:00 am

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CD: Ron, thank you for taking the time to speak with me today about your good friend Lyman W.  Keele, Jr. and the events surrounding his death after the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242. You worked together at Southern, … Continue reading →

“Anatomy of a Crash Scene”–Action Photographs taken after the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242–by Clifford Davids

September 8, 2013, 1:00 am

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Moments before the co-pilot of Southern Airways Flight 242 had lowered his landing gear and touched down dead center on a narrow strip of highway in New Hope, GA, the first responders had begun to gear up for the fiery … Continue reading →

“Raw Diamonds and Rough Edges”– The Choppy Ride and Shaky Times of John Henry Williams – by Clifford Davids

July 17, 2015, 3:12 pm

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In February of 1998, baseball icon Ted Williams was fading fast, but he was still four long years away from entombment in a frozen cryonics chamber in Scottsdale, AZ. I was a Red Sox fan getting ready to relocate from Boston to … Continue reading →

“Anatomy of a Crash Scene”–Action Photographs taken after the crash of Southern Airways Flight 242–by Clifford Davids

September 8, 2013, 1:00 am

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Moments before the co-pilot of Southern Airways Flight 242 had lowered his landing gear and touched down dead center on a narrow strip of highway in New Hope, GA, the first responders had begun to gear up for the fiery … Continue reading →