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TSGT Alloway was lost on June 7, 1970, when his aircraft (an AC-119K gunship, tail number 5935) went down at sea offshore Military Region One. Nine other crewmembers bailed out safely and survived, but after landing, he got tangled in his parachute and drowned. His body was not recovered. He is memorialized in GGNC and on Court 7 of the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Fairchild AC-119G Shadow / Stinger Length 86.38 ft | 26.33 m Width 109.28 ft | 33.31 m Height 26.64 ft | 8.12 m Engine(s) 2 x Wright R-3350-85 Duplex Cyclone radial piston engines generating 3,500hp each. Empty Weight 40,124 lbs | 18,200 kg MTOW 61,950 lbs | 28,100 kg Max Speed 208 mph | 335 km/h | 181 kts Max Range 1,926 miles | 3,100 km Ceiling 23,294 ft | 7,100 m | 4.4 miles Climb Rate 950 ft/min (289.56 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 4 x 7.62mm miniguns Accommodations 6 Operators South Vietnam and the United States of America