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Hilton, James (Red, Jim), SMSgt USAF(Ret).
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Last Address Irving Kansas
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1941-1942, B-10 Martin Bomber
From Year 1941
To Year 1942
Personal Memories
Reassigned to and opened what is now Nellis AFB at Las Vagas Nevada. Worked as crew chief on B-10BM aircraft.
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B-10 Martin Bomber Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (B-10B)
Data from United States Military Aircraft Since 1909[14]
General characteristics
* Crew: 3 * Length: 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m) * Wingspan: 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m) * Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m) * Wing area: 678 ft² (63 m²) * Empty weight: 9,681 lb (4.391 kg) * Loaded weight: 14,700 lb (6,680 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 16,400 lb (7,440 kg) * Powerplant: 2× Wright R-1820-33 (G-102) "Cyclone" radials, 775 hp (578 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 213 mph (185 kt, 343 km/h) * Cruise speed: 193 mph (167.7 kt, 310.6 km/h) * Range: 1,240 mi (1,078 nm, 1,996 km) * Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,380 m) * Rate of climb: 1,380 ft/min (420 m/min) * Wing loading: 21.7 lb/ft² (106 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.105 hp/lb (173 W/kg)
Armament
* Guns: 3× .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns * Bombs: 2,260 lb (1,030 kg)
