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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1929 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
CMSgt Walter Kotzur (Walt)
to remember
Shorack, Theodore James, Jr., Maj.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Salem, Oregon |
Last Address
Nha Trang Air Base, Vietnam
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Casualty Date
Jun 09, 1966 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Willamette National Cemetery - Portland, Oregon |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
08E 028 |
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1966 |
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1966 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Douglas AD-1 Skyraider
Length 39.37 ft | 12.00 m
Width 50.00 ft | 15.24 m
Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m
Engine(s) 1 x Wright R-3350-24W air-cooled radial engine generating 2,500hp.
Empty Weight 10,470 lbs | 4,749 kg
MTOW 18,029 lbs | 8,178 kg
Max Speed 321 mph | 517 km/h | 279 kts
Max Range 1,553 miles | 2,500 km
Ceiling 26,001 ft | 7,925 m | 4.9 miles
Climb Rate 2,300 ft/min (701.4 m/min)
Hardpoints 14
Armament 4 x 20mm Cannons
12 x Rockets
7,000 pounds of external ordnance including bombs and gun pods.
Accommodations 1
* AD-5 - Anti-Submarine Model of which 212 produced; two crew-seating in side-by-side configuration; widened fuselage.
* AD-6 - Improved AD-4B versions; improved low-level bombing capability; 713 produced.
* AD-7 - AD-6 version fitted with R-3350-26WB and reinforced substructure of which 73 were produced in total in this way.
* A-1E - AD-5 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.
* A-1H - AD-6 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.
* A-1J - AD-7 Redesignated from 1962 standard onwards.
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