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Hart, Joseph Leslie, Lt Col.
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Lt. Col. Joseph L. Hart was commander of 1st Air Commando Squadron (Pleiku) from 22 January 1967 until his death. He was killed within a month of service in Vietnam. He had attended the A-1 Skyraider Class at Hurlburt Field, "Express 28", and had served in Laon, France in 1959 with the rank of Captain.
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Colorado. As well as Afton Cemetery in Afton Wyoming.
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.
