Lewis, James Wimberley, Col

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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1223A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1965-1982, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1946 - 1965
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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1928
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Marshall, TX
Last Address
Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam

Casualty Date
Apr 07, 1965
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Laos
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
01E 102

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  1965, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page


 1965-1965, B-57 Canberra
From Year
1965
To Year
1965
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 B-57 Canberra Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model English Electric Canberra B.Mk 2
Length 65.49 ft | 19.96 m
Width 63.94 ft | 19.49 m
Height 0.00 ft | 0.00 m
Engine(s) 2 x Rolls-Royce Avon RA.3 Mk 101 turbojet engines generating
Empty Weight 22,201 lbs | 10,070 kg
MTOW 45,999 lbs | 20,865 kg
Max Speed 570 mph | 917 km/h | 495 kts
Max Range 2,660 miles | 4,281 km
Ceiling 47,999 ft | 14,630 m | 9.1 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 0
Armament Canberra B.Mk 2:
Up to 6,000lbs of ordnance carried internally.

B-57B:
4 x 20mm Cannons
8 x 12.7mm Machine Guns
External Hardpoints
Internal Weapons Bay
Accommodations 3
Operators United Kingdom, Argentina, Australia and the United States of America.

   
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Last Updated: Feb 20, 2009
   
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