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Osbert Edwin Williams Jr. (December 15, 1875 – October 25, 1917) was a pioneer aviator. He started the Williams Aeroplane Company.

He was born on December 15, 1875, in Webster Township, Michigan to Osbert Edwin Williams Sr. and Sarah E. Williams (née Cook).

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.


Many of his students died in crashes or served in World War I.

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