Widdis, James Wesley, Jr., Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1043L-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1968-1969, 56th Special Operations Wing
Service Years
1961 - 1969
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
 Year of Birth
1939
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Newark, New Jersey		 Last Address
Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand
Casualty Date
Mar 23, 1969		  
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Laos		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery (VLM) - Colorado Springs, Colorado		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
28W 022

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Vietnam Veterans MemorialNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1969, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page
  1969, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

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 1967-1968, C-141 Starlifter
From Year
1967		 To Year
1968
   
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 C-141 Starlifter Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed C-141B Starlifter
Length 168.27 ft | 51.29 m
Width 159.91 ft | 48.74 m
Height 39.24 ft | 11.96 m
Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-7 turbofan engines generating 21,000lbs of thrust each.
Empty Weight 148,118 lbs | 67,185 kg
MTOW 342,995 lbs | 155,580 kg
Max Speed 565 mph | 910 km/h | 491 kts
Max Range 6,388 miles | 10,280 km
Ceiling 41,598 ft | 12,679 m | 7.9 miles
Climb Rate 2,920 ft/min
Hardpoints 0
Armament None.
Accommodations 5 or 6
Operators the United States of America
   
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