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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
Model North American F-100D Super Sabre Length 49.51 ft | 15.09 m Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m Height 16.24 ft | 4.95 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J 57-P21 turbojet with afterburning generating 17,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 20,999 lbs | 9,525 kg MTOW 34,833 lbs | 15,800 kg Max Speed 864 mph | 1,390 km/h | 751 kts Max Range 1,995 miles | 3,210 km Ceiling 45,000 ft | 13,716 m | 8.5 miles Climb Rate 16,000 ft/min (4,877 m/min) Hardpoints 6 Armament 4 x 20mm cannons
External hardpoints for an additional 7,500lbs of ordnance including: Dumb Bombs, Drop Tanks and Rocket Pods. Accommodations 1
Major Variants * F-100A - Initial Production Model * F-100B - Proposed Mach 2 / nuclear-capable fighter-bomber; would go on to become the YF-107 prototype series. * F-100C - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; inflight refueling capability; more powerful engine. * F-100D - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; fitted with ECm equipment and low-altitude bombing system.
