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Casualty Info
Home Town New Haven, CT
Last Address Kabul, Afghanistan Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA
Casualty Date Apr 27, 2011
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Afghanistan
Location of Interment Florida National Cemetery (VA) - Bushnell, Florida
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed Martin / Boeing F-22 Raptor Length 62.07 ft | 18.92 m Width 44.49 ft | 13.56 m Height 16.47 ft | 5.02 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 afterburning turbofans generating 35,000lbs of thrust each. Empty Weight 31,998 lbs | 14,514 kg MTOW 54,999 lbs | 24,947 kg Max Speed 1,599 mph | 2,574 km/h | 1,390 kts Max Range 2,000 miles | 3,218 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 4 External and 8 Internal Hardpoints Armament 1 x 20mm Cannon 4 x AIM-9 Sidewinders (side weapon bays) 4 x AIM-120A Amraams (internal ventral bay) 6 x AIM-120Cs (internal ventral bay) 6 x GBU-32 JDAM PGMs (internal ventral bay) 8 x GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs (250lbs ea)
4 x underwing hardpoints with a maximum of 5,000lbs (2,270kg) of mission-specific weaponry or fuel droptanks. Accommodations 1
Major Variants
YF-22 Lightning II - Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition aircraft. F/A-22 - Alternate Prototype Designation F-22A - First Production Aircraft
