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Loisel, John Simon, Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Coeur d'Alene
Last Address Plano, Texas Norfolk, Nebraska
Date of Passing Jan 20, 2010
Location of Interment Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery (VA) - Dallas, Texas
During the war in the Pacific Theater, Colonel Loisel flew 300 combat missions over the course of three consecutive years, longer than any U.S. pilot. Flying a P-38 "Lightning" in the 475th Fighter Group, Loisel downed 11 Japanese airplanes. Before war's end he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel in command of the group.
Loisel remained in the military and in 1950 returned to combat in the F-80 Shooting Star in Korea. He retired from the Air Force in 1970 with more than 5,500 flying hours.
3 Se 1947 P-80A Acft #44-85424 56 Fighter Squadron 63 Fighter Group Selfridge Field, MI MACT 3 Loisel, John S USA MI Osconda AAF, MI gun range
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1940sLate/1947Sep.htm for September 1947 USAF Accident Reports
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F-80/P-80 Shooting Star Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Length 34.42 ft | 10.49 m Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m Height 11.25 ft | 3.43 m Engine(s) 1 x Allison J33-A-21 turbojet engine generating 4,500 lb of thrust. Empty Weight 8,175 lbs | 3,708 kg MTOW 15,999 lbs | 7,257 kg Max Speed 577 mph | 928 km/h | 501 kts Max Range 790 miles | 1,271 km Ceiling 45,499 ft | 13,868 m | 8.6 miles Climb Rate 5,000 ft/min (1,524 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following:
2 x 1,000lb dumb bombs 8 x air-to-surface rockets Accommodations 1
