Roger Q. Williams
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Roger Quincy Williams was an American aviator, born in Brooklyn
, New York.
In July 1929 Williams, with Lewis Yancey
, broke the over-water flying record by making a non-stop flight from Old Orchard Beach, Maine
to Santander, Spain. The 3,400 mile flight took 31 hours and 30 minutes. After minor repairs in Spain, the Bellanca monoplane
continued on to Rome.
Williams worked as a barnstormer in the 1920s and a test pilot
in the 1930s. During World War I, Williams served with the U.S. Army Air Corps
. Between 1942 and 1946 Williams served with the United States Army Air Forces
.
Williams was the author of Flying to the Moon and Halfway Back (1949), and established his own school, The Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics. He designed the Yankee Aerocoupe. In 1971, Williams received an Aviation Hall of Fame award from the OX-5 Club.
Williams died in Alameda, California
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York.
In July 1929 Williams, with Lewis Yancey
Lewis Yancey
Captain Lewis Alonzo Yancey was an American aviator and air navigator who toured America, Central America, and the Caribbean in a Pitcairn autogyro.-Biography:...
, broke the over-water flying record by making a non-stop flight from Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Old Orchard Beach is a town and census-designated place in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 8,856 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area....
to Santander, Spain. The 3,400 mile flight took 31 hours and 30 minutes. After minor repairs in Spain, the Bellanca monoplane
Monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. Since the late 1930s it has been the most common form for a fixed wing aircraft.-Types of monoplane:...
continued on to Rome.
Williams worked as a barnstormer in the 1920s and a test pilot
Test pilot
A test pilot is an aviator who flies new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques or FTTs, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated....
in the 1930s. During World War I, Williams served with the U.S. Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
. Between 1942 and 1946 Williams served with the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
.
Williams was the author of Flying to the Moon and Halfway Back (1949), and established his own school, The Roger Q. Williams School of Aeronautics. He designed the Yankee Aerocoupe. In 1971, Williams received an Aviation Hall of Fame award from the OX-5 Club.
Williams died in Alameda, California
Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...