Ballard, William H. (Bill), 1stSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
First Sergeant (E-7)
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
10090-First Sergeant
Current/Last AFSC Group
Special Identifiers
Primary Unit
1983-1987, 10090, Military Airlift Command (MAC)
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
30131-Apprentice Aircraft Electronic Navigation Equipment Repairman
30151-Aircraft Electronic Navigation Equipment Repairman
30171-Aircraft Electronic Navigation Equipment Technician
32871-Avionic Navigations Systems Technician
32899-Avionics Superintendent
Service Years
1965 - 1988
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First Sergeant (E-7)

 Official Badges 

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style) Schutzenschnur Bronze


 Unofficial Badges 

First Sergeant


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  1987, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) - Assoc. Page
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

USAF Retired, 24 yrs

AGL Corp, mfg Construction Lasers, 19 years, Service Manager, retired.

Now, Retired Retiree

   

 1966-1968, C-141 Starlifter
From Year
1966
To Year
1968
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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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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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2009
   
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