Grant R. Williams
U. S. Navy test pilot
About Grant R. Williams
Lived 1930 – 1964 (aged 33). Grant R. Williams was a united States Naval Aviator.
Lieutenant Grant Russell Williams (July 29, 1930 – April 26, 1964) was a U. S. Navy test pilot, of Webster Groves, Missouri. He was best known for diverting his crashing plane, a North American FJ-1 Fury, away from populated areas in Jacksonville, Florida, in April, 1964. Williams died in the crash; he was survived by his wife Kathleen and his four preschool children.
Williams had eight sisters, including Margaret W. Asprey, and one who died in early childhood.
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Who was Grant R. Williams?
U. S. Navy test pilot
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Grant R. Williams was born on 29 July 1930.
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Grant R. Williams died on 26 April 1964.
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Grant R. Williams was a united States Naval Aviator.
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