Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. | |
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Born | |
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. |
Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. (December 15, 1875 – October 25, 1917) was a pioneer aviator. He started the Williams Aeroplane Company.[1]
He 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]
Many of his students died in crashes or served in World War I.[3]