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Joe Beaudoin Jr.: defined 1980 series in Character Data infobox

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	{{disline\|For other characters with this same name, see: [[Mason (disambiguation)]].}}		{{disline\|For other characters with this same name, see: [[Mason (disambiguation)]].}}
	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
			\| series=1980
	\| photo=Air Force Colonel.jpg		\| photo=Air Force Colonel.jpg
	\| seen= Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III		\| seen= Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III

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	Colonel<ref>Mason's rank is visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Mason''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who oversees the removal of the three Galactican [[Viper (1980)\|Viper]]s that landed in a meadow where [[Willie Griffin]] played.		Colonel<ref>Mason's rank is visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Mason''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who oversees the removal of the three Galactican [[Viper (1980)\|Viper]]s that landed in a meadow where [[Willie Griffin]] played.

	He asks Griffin to keep the secret of the craft, but fails to do so as the boy ultimately tells [[Troy (1980)\|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] that the crafts were brought to [[Van Nuys A.N.G. Base]]. While the Galacticans, including [[Xaviar]], recover their craft, Mason brings Dr. Donald Mortinson to the base, arriving just after all the craft are gone {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.		He asks Griffin to keep the secret of the craft, but fails to do so as the boy ultimately tells [[Troy (1980)\|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] that the crafts were brought to [[Van Nuys A.N.G. Base]]. While the Galacticans, including [[Xaviar]], recover their craft, Mason brings Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]] to the base, arriving just after all the craft are gone {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.
	[[File:G80 - GDE3 - Colonel Mason with Willie Griffin.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Colonel Mason talks to [[Willie Griffin]] during the [[United States Air Force]]'s recovery of the {{1980\|Viper}}s {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.]]		[[File:G80 - GDE3 - Colonel Mason with Willie Griffin.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Colonel Mason talks to [[Willie Griffin]] during the [[United States Air Force]]'s recovery of the {{1980\|Viper}}s {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.]]

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	{{disline\|For ~~the similarly named character from the [[Re-imagined Series]]~~, see: [[~~Davis~~]].}}		{{disline\|For other characters with this same name, see: [[Mason (disambiguation)]].}}
	{{Character Data		{{Character Data
	\| photo=~~Davies~~.jpg		\| photo=Air Force Colonel.jpg
	\| seen= Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I		\| seen= Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III
	\| role= USAF Officer		\| role= USAF Officer
	\| rank=Colonel~~<ref name="script">[[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth\|Script for "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"]], p. 15</ref>~~		\| rank=Colonel
	\| actor=[[~~Roger Aaron Brown~~]] ~~(uncredited)~~		\| actor=[[Hank Brandt]]
	}}		\|title=Mason}}

	Colonel~~<ref name="script"/>~~<ref>~~Davies~~' rank is ~~also~~ visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''~~Davies~~''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who ~~reports to General~~ [[~~Cushing]] about [[Troy~~ (1980)\|~~Troy]~~]~~'s and [[Dillon~~]]'s [[~~Viper (1980)\|Viper~~]]~~s entering American airspace {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}~~.		Colonel<ref>Mason's rank is visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Mason''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who oversees the removal of the three Galactican [[Viper (1980)\|Viper]]s that landed in a meadow where [[Willie Griffin]] played.

	~~== Novelization depiction ==~~		He asks Griffin to keep the secret of the craft, but fails to do so as the boy ultimately tells [[Troy (1980)\|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] that the crafts were brought to [[Van Nuys A.N.G. Base]]. While the Galacticans, including [[Xaviar]], recover their craft, Mason brings Dr. Donald Mortinson to the base, arriving just after all the craft are gone {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.
			[[File:G80 - GDE3 - Colonel Mason with Willie Griffin.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Colonel Mason talks to [[Willie Griffin]] during the [[United States Air Force]]'s recovery of the {{1980\|Viper}}s {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.]]
	~~{{separate continuity\|universe=1980\|type=line}}~~

	In the [[~~Galactica Discovers Earth~~ (~~Book~~)\|~~novelization~~]] by [[~~Michael Resnick~~]]~~, this character is given~~ the ~~full name of '''Henry Becksworth Davies''' in a news clipping~~. ~~Also a colonel~~, ~~he is the aide of General~~ [[~~Tucker Wilson~~]] ~~(General Cushing's analogue)~~, ~~and he denies every report of~~ the ~~sighted UFOs~~, ~~which~~ are ~~known to the reader as Troy and Dillon's Vipers.<ref>~~{{~~cite_book~~\|~~last=Resnick~~\|~~first=Michael~~\|~~authorlink=Michael Resnick~~\|~~authorlinkurl=\|year=1981\|title=~~[[~~Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth~~]]\|~~publisher=Berkley Books~~\|~~location=\|id=\|pages=20~~}}~~</ref>~~

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
			* The name for this character comes from the name plate on the character's uniform, which can be seen briefly as Mason bends down to talk to [[Willie Griffin]] in the meadow.
	* The name for this character comes from the name plate on the character's uniform, which can be seen briefly as ~~Davies approaches Cushing's desk. It is also confirmed by the~~ [[~~bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth\|shooting script~~]] ~~for~~ the ~~episode~~.

	== References ==		== References ==

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{subst::Davies}}"

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Created page with "{{subst::Davies}}"

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{{disline|For the similarly named character from the [[Re-imagined Series]], see: [[Davis]].}}
{{Character Data
| photo=Davies.jpg
| seen= Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I
| role= USAF Officer
| rank=Colonel<ref name="script">[[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|Script for "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I"]], p. 15</ref>
| actor=[[Roger Aaron Brown]] (uncredited)
}}

Colonel<ref name="script"/><ref>Davies' rank is also visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Davies''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who reports to General [[Cushing]] about [[Troy (1980)|Troy]]'s and [[Dillon]]'s [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]s entering American airspace {{G80|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I}}.

== Novelization depiction ==

{{separate continuity|universe=1980|type=line}}

In the [[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|novelization]] by [[Michael Resnick]], this character is given the full name of '''Henry Becksworth Davies''' in a news clipping. Also a colonel, he is the aide of General [[Tucker Wilson]] (General Cushing's analogue), and he denies every report of the sighted UFOs, which are known to the reader as Troy and Dillon's Vipers.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=20}}</ref>

== Notes ==

* The name for this character comes from the name plate on the character's uniform, which can be seen briefly as Davies approaches Cushing's desk. It is also confirmed by the [[bsp:Galactica Discovers Earth|shooting script]] for the episode.

== References ==

{{reflist}}

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	Colonel<ref>Mason's rank is visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Mason''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who oversees the removal of the three Galactican [[Viper (1980)\|Viper]]s that landed in a meadow where [[Willie Griffin]] played.		Colonel<ref>Mason's rank is visible on his uniform's epaulettes.</ref> '''Mason''' is the [[United States Air Force]] officer who oversees the removal of the three Galactican [[Viper (1980)\|Viper]]s that landed in a meadow where [[Willie Griffin]] played.

	He asks Griffin to keep the secret of the craft, but fails to do so as the boy ultimately tells [[Troy (1980)\|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] that the crafts were brought to [[Van Nuys A.N.G. Base]]. While the Galacticans, including [[Xaviar]], recover their craft, Mason brings Dr. Donald Mortinson to the base, arriving just after all the craft are gone {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.		He asks Griffin to keep the secret of the craft, but fails to do so as the boy ultimately tells [[Troy (1980)\|Troy]] and [[Dillon]] that the crafts were brought to [[Van Nuys A.N.G. Base]]. While the Galacticans, including [[Xaviar]], recover their craft, Mason brings Dr. [[Donald Mortinson]] to the base, arriving just after all the craft are gone {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.
	[[File:G80 - GDE3 - Colonel Mason with Willie Griffin.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Colonel Mason talks to [[Willie Griffin]] during the [[United States Air Force]]'s recovery of the {{1980\|Viper}}s {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.]]		[[File:G80 - GDE3 - Colonel Mason with Willie Griffin.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Colonel Mason talks to [[Willie Griffin]] during the [[United States Air Force]]'s recovery of the {{1980\|Viper}}s {{G80\|Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III}}.]]