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Elmer Royce Williams (born 4 April 1925) is a retired United States naval aviator. He is known for his solo dogfight with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War, which, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, has been called "one of the greatest feats in aviation history" by military experts.
Nov 30, 2020 · On Nov. 18, 1952, Royce Williams became the top-scoring carrier-based naval aviator and the top-scoring naval aviator in a Navy jet of the Korean War.
Jan 20, 2023 · Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born. On a cold November day in 1952, Williams shot down four Soviet fighter jets – and became a...
Jun 24, 2022 · On Nov. 18, 1952, during the Korean War, Navy Lt. Royce Williams, along with three other pilots from his fighter squadron, VF-781, launched from the USS Oriskany into the stormy skies over...
Nov 17, 2022 · Royce Williams shot down four Soviet MiG-15s in one day during the Korean War—but was told to keep silent about it. Fifty years later he received the Navy Cross.
On the morning of November 18, 1952, U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant E. Royce Williams was on combat air patrol with three other F9F-5 Panthers around the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany in the Sea of Japan off the coast of North Korea.
Jan 17, 2023 · More than 70 years ago, Navy Capt. Royce Williams flew in one of the greatest dogfights of all time, taking on seven Soviet jets alone in an engagement that remained classified for decades.
