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Casualty Info
Home Town Tampa
Last Address Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Casualty Date Apr 03, 2013
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Afghanistan
Conflict Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin F-16A Fighting Falcon Length 49.31 ft | 15.03 m Width 32.81 ft | 10.00 m Height 16.44 ft | 5.01 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-200 turbofan generating 14,670lb dry-thrust and 23,830lb with full afterburn. Empty Weight 14,566 lbs | 6,607 kg MTOW 32,999 lbs | 14,968 kg Max Speed 1,521 mph | 2,448 km/h | 1,322 kts Max Range 339 miles | 545 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate 50,000 ft/min (15,240 m/min) Hardpoints 9 Armament 1 x M61A1 20mm cannon
* F-16A - Single-Seat and Base Production Model; 1,432 produced with 670 sent to the USAF. * F-16B - Two-Seat Variant; 312 produced with 122 sent to the USAF. * F-16C - Single-Seat Improvement Program Model; 1,823 produced with 1,222 sent to the USAF. * F-16D - Two-Seat Improvement Program Model; 404 produced with 206 sent to the USAF.
