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For over 50 years, Navy fighter pilot never told anyone about secretly shooting down Russian aircraft


FeaturedWIB airWIB history May 28, 2020 Staff Writer 0

Retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams has been keeping a secret for more than 50 years.

To his friends, family, and others he served with, Williams was known as a decorated fighter pilot, who led a successful career in the Navy, where he served for more than 30 years and flew more than 220 missions in Korea and Vietnam.

However, even his wife wasn’t aware of what he’d done on Nov. 18, 1952.

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And he didn't even have to get permission to return fire? :whistle: