James Warner (aviator)

James Warner
James Warner [radio operator] right, Harry Lyon [navigator] left, ca. 1928
Born1891
Lawrence, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forWireless operator on the first Trans-Pacific Flight 1928
Awardsgold commemorative medal along with $10,000 from the citizens of Oakland and William Randolph Hearst

James Warner (1891–1970) was the radio operator on the aircraft Southern Cross piloted by Charles Kingsford Smith for the first trans-Pacific flight in 1928, during which radio was first used successfully on a long distance flight.

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