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Clifton Curtis "C.C." Williams Jr.
Astronaut
| Date of Birth: |
September 26, 1932 |
| Place of Birth: |
Mobile, AL |
| Died: |
October 5, 1967 |
| Cause of Death: |
Plane crash |
| Joined NASA: |
October 17, 1963 |
| Space Flights: |
0 |
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MISSION ASSIGNMENTS
Gemini 4
Assignment: Capcom
Gemini 10
Assignment: Back-up Pilot
Gemini 11
Assignment: Capcom
HIGHLIGHTS
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B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, 1954
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A Marine Corps pilot, Williams graduated from the US Navy Test Pilot School at Patuxent, Maryland.
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Following graduation worked in the Carrier Suitability Branch as a test pilot until selection by NASA.
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Assigned to range operations, instrumentation and crew safety for Project Gemini.
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C.C. Williams was killed in the crash of his T-38 jet near Tallahassee, Florida on October 5th, 1967.
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