On December 8th 1967, Robert Henry Lawrence Jr joined the ancestors (Oct 2, 1935 - Dec 8, 1967). U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, flight instructor. 1st Black astronaut. He was killed in the crash of an F-104 Starfighter at Edwards AFB in California.
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"Robert Henry Lawrence, Air Force Officer and Test Pilot." Historianspeaks, December 10, 2025. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/robert-henry-lawrence-air-force-officer-and-test-pilot.
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