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Item Will Close On: Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 8:30:00 PM CST

Lot Number: 5931782

Category: O82 - Personal Letters & Papers

USN LT. ALFORD "AL" J. WILLIAMS JR.BOOKLET, PLANE FABRIC & PAPER GROUPING

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United States Navy`s First Chief Test Pilot. The Father Of Dive Bombing. Alford Williams enlisted in the United States Navy at the beginning of World War I and qualified as an aviator and a flight instructor. After being appointed the Navy`s chief test pilot and the head of high-speed research, Lieutenant Williams represented the Navy in the high-speed Pulitzer Trophy air races. In 1923 he achieved a world speed record of 243.7 mph in a Curtiss R2C-1 Racer at the St. Louis Airport and was dubbed the "American speed king." In October of the same year, he broke the world`s straightaway speed record by flying 266.7 mph at Mitchell Field, New York, in the same airplane. For 13 years Williams specialized in developing fighter tactics and maneuvers. He conceived and developed the technique of vertical dive-bombing, which became a revolutionary air tactic in World War II.

Grouping consist of booklet by him `A Winged Odyssey`, copy of letter for the DFC and piece of ribbon, letter with two pieces of fabric from his aircraft, 2-pieces of paper with Williams signature, christmas cards from Mrs.Williams, etc. 

For more information on this collection go to http://www.manions.com/block.htm  Condition: 7

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