Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. (December 15, 1875 – October 25, 1917) was a pioneer aviator. He started the Williams Aeroplane Company.[1]
Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 15, 1875 |
| Died | October 25, 1917 (aged 41) |
| Other names | O. E. Williams Bert Williams |
| Spouse |
Inez Augusta Blessing (1878-1920)
(m. 1904) |
| Parent | Osbert Edwin Williams Sr. |
Biography
editHe was born on December 15, 1875, in Webster Township, Michigan to Osbert Edwin Williams Sr. and Sarah E. Williams (née Cook).[2]
He was working for the railroad when he became interested in aviation. He started a flying school and aircraft manufacturing company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
He died on October 25, 1917, in Mobile, Alabama.[1]
Students
editMany of his students died in crashes or served in World War I.[3]
- Albert Boshek (1890–1917)
- Ransom A. Fowler (1889–1916)
- Don McGee (1896–1917)
- Harold M. Bruner
- Leroy Wilson (aviator)
- Lieutenant Cyrus K. Bettis (1893–1926) served in World War I
- Lieutenant John Burns (aviator) served in World War I
- Captain E. G. Knapp (?–1928) served in World War I
- Lieutenant John Thad Johnson (1893–1927) served in World War I
- Sid Robberts
References
edit- ^ a b "Aviator Williams Dies". Knoxville Journal and Tribune. October 26, 1917. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ Billy J. Singleton (2011). Mobile Aviation. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439641606.
- ^ "Osbert Edwin Williams". Early Aviators. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
External links
edit- U.S. patent 1,046,922 Regulator for dampers and the like (1912)
- Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. at Early Aviators
- Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. at Find a Grave