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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1943 |
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Norman, Thomas Wiley, Jr., Capt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Roper, North Carolina |
Last Address
Nha Trang AB, RVN
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Casualty Date
Sep 13, 1969 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Gia Dinh (Vietnam) |
Conflict
Vietnam War |
Location of Interment
Hillside Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Plymouth, North Carolina |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
18W 078 |
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1969 |
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1969 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (UH-1D)
General characteristics
* Crew: 1-4
* Capacity: 3,880 lb including 14 troops, or 6 stretchers, or equivalent cargo
* Length: 57 ft 1 in with rotors (17.4 m)
* Fuselage width: 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m))
* Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.6 m)
* Height: 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
* Empty weight: 5,215 lb (2,365 kg)
* Loaded weight: 9,040 lb (4,100 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4,310 kg))
* Powerplant: 1× Lycoming T53-L-11 turboshaft, 1,100 shp (820 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 135 mph (220 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 125 mph (205 km/h)
* Range: 315 mi (510 km)
* Service ceiling 19,390 ft (Dependent on environmental factors such as weight, outside temp., etc) (5,910 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,755 ft/min (8.9 m/s)
* Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)
Armament
Variable, but may include a combination of:
* 2x 7.62 mm M60 machine gun, or 2x 7.62 mm GAU-17/A machine gun
* 2x 7-round or 19-round 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods
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