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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1932 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
A3C Michael S. Bell
to remember
Ammon, Glendon Lee (Wildcat 01), Col.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Muncie, Indiana |
Last Address Takhli Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
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Casualty Date Sep 21, 1966 |
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Cause Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location Vietnam, North (Vietnam) |
Conflict Vietnam War |
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates 10E 126/ Section 11, Site 767-1 |
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From Year 1965 |
To Year 1966 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Republic F-105D Thunderchief Length 64.24 ft | 19.58 m Width 34.94 ft | 10.65 m Height 19.59 ft | 5.97 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W turbojet engine generating 24,500lbs of thrust with afterburn capability. Empty Weight 27,500 lbs | 12,474 kg MTOW 52,838 lbs | 23,967 kg Max Speed 1,390 mph | 2,237 km/h | 1,208 kts Max Range 920 miles | 1,480 km Ceiling 41,207 ft | 12,560 m | 7.8 miles Climb Rate 34,400 ft/min (10,485 m/min) Hardpoints 4 Armament 1 x 20mm cannon
Internal bomb load capacity of up to 8,000lbs (3,629 kg) with an overall capacity of 12,000lbs (5,442 kg) of munitions (with the inclusion of the external hardpoints).
Mission-specific armament can include AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mine dispensers, air-to-surface missiles, rocket pods, fuel tanks, nuclear-tipped weapons and conventional dumb bombs. Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* YF-105A - Initial prototypes of which two produced; Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 turbojet. * YF-105B - Second prototype of which four produced; J75-P-3 powerplant. * F-105 - Base model designation * F-105B - First production rate model * F-105D - All-Weather Attack Variant * F-105F - Final production designation; Two-seat conversion trainer model. * EF-105F - Wild Weasel conversion with special radar detection equipment and anti-radar air-to-surface missiles. * F-105G - Later designation of same EF-105F Wild Weasel Variant.
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