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Marshall, Winton Whittier, Lt Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Detroit, Michigan
Last Address Honolulu, Hawaii
Date of Passing Sep 19, 2015
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
He served in 3 wars. In WWII, he did not get into combat as he served in the US and Panama. In Korea, he flew 100 combat missions, and was credited with the destruction of 6.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 6 more damaged in the air, making him the 5th U.S. Jet Ace of the Korean War. In Vietnam, he was Vice Commander of 7th Air Force at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, Sep 1971-Sep 1972, during which time he flew 88 combat missions in various fighter and attack aircraft. His final assignment was as Deputy Commander in Chief of U.S. Readiness Command at MacDill AFB, FL, from Jun 1975 until his retirement from the Air Force on Sep 1, 1977.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model North American F-86D Sabre Length 37.50 ft | 11.43 m Width 37.07 ft | 11.30 m Height 14.99 ft | 4.57 m Engine(s) 1 x General Electric J47-GE-27, turbujet engine generating 5,970lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 10,950 lbs | 4,967 kg MTOW 17,000 lbs | 7,711 kg Max Speed 690 mph | 1,110 km/h | 599 kts Max Range 785 miles | 1,263 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate 12,000 ft/min (1,344 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns 24 x 2.75in rockets
External provisions for 2,000 lbs of bombs Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XP-86 - Original Army Air Force prototypes (3) * YP-86A - Re-engined with GE J47 turbojet. * P-86A - Redesignated from YP-86A * F-86A - Redesignated production model from P-86A; Featured J47-GE-1 turbojet. * F-86D - Complete redesign of base model; Redesignated as night/all-weather aircraft; Hughes fire control system; J47-GE-33 turbojet. * F-86E - Slab tailplane adjustable inflight; J47-GE-27 turbojet * F-86F - J47-GE-27 turbojet; Extended leading edges. * F-86K - Based on F-86D model with J47-GE-17B tubojet. * F-86L - Rebuilt "D" model with updated electronics and larger wing surface
