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Sgt Duane Kimbrow (Skip)
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Smith, Lewis Philip, II, Maj.
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Major Smith was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-2A (S/N 67-21405) in the "Steel Tiger" area of southern Laos when he was lost. The aircraft was believed hit by anti-aircraft fire near Ban Daktring about 25 miles southwest of Kham Duc. A beeper was heard but no trace of Major Smith was found. There is some evidence that he was captured and held prisoner by the Laotians. He remains MIA.
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model Length 45.93 ft | 14.00 m Width 24.93 ft | 7.60 m Height 12.47 ft | 3.80 m Engine(s) 2 x General Electric J85-GE-5 turbojet engines with afterburners delivering 2,680 pounds dry thrust; 3,850 with afterburners. Empty Weight 0 lbs | 0 kg MTOW 12,092 lbs | 5,485 kg Max Speed 0 mph | 0 km/h | 0 kts Max Range 1,093 miles | 1,759 km Ceiling 55,000 ft | 16,764 m | 10.4 miles Climb Rate NA Hardpoints Armament None. AT-38B has provisions for practice bomb dispensers. Accommodations 2
