Bjorke, Erle Lawrence, Capt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Captain

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1967-1967, 1115A, 314th Troop Carrier Wing

Service Years
1960 - 1967

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Minnesota

Year of Birth
1939

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Casualty Info

Home Town New Brighton	Last Address New Brighton

Casualty Date Oct 15, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Quang Tri (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Mountain View Memorial Park - Lakewood, Washington	Wall/Plot Coordinates 28E 007/Veteran's Memorial

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1967, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1966-1967, T-41 Mescalero

From Year 1966	To Year 1967

Personal Memories

Not Specified

Image	T-41 Mescalero Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information T-41A/C Mescalero Specifications Span 35 ft. 10 in. Length 26 ft. 11 in. Height 8 ft. 10 in. Weight 2,300 lbs. loaded [T-41A] 2550 lbs (1,135 kg) [T-41C/D] Armament None Engine One Continental O-300-C six-cylinder piston engine of 145 hp [T-41A] one Continental piston engine (IO-360-DB) 210 horsepower [T-41C/D] Maximum speed 139 mph [T-41A] 182 mph [T-41C/D] Cruising speed 117 mph. Range 720 miles [T-41A] 690 miles (600 nautical miles/1,104 km) at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) [T-41C/D] Service Ceiling 13,100 ft. [T-41A] 16,000 feet (4,850 meters) [T-41C/D] Cost $13,465