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Gowan, William C. (Bill), Capt.
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Contact Info
Home Town Curtis, MI
Last Address Captain William C., Bill, Gowan was born in Sault Ste. (Saint) Marie, MI, 05-31-1933 but grew up in the small 'Vacation Resort' town of Curtis, MI.
Date of Passing Jul 07, 2009
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Bill celebrated his 53rd Wedding Anniversary the day before passing into GOD's hands.
Other Comments:
THE WIND THAT WHISPERS THROUGH THE TREES,
THE BRIGHTEST STAR AT NIGHT,
A RAINBOW ON A DISMAL DAY,
A RAY OF GOLDEN SUNLIGHT,
ALL THESE ARE SIGNS YOU SEND EM
A MESSAGE FROM ABOVE,
THAT EVEN DEATH CANNOT BREAK THE BONDS
OF OUR ETERNAL LOVE
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1956-1956, F-84 Thunderjet
From Year 1956
To Year 1956
Personal Memories
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F-84 Thunderjet Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Republic F-84F Thunderjet Length 37.43 ft | 11.41 m Width 36.42 ft | 11.10 m Height 14.99 ft | 4.57 m Engine(s) 1 x Wright J65-W-3 turbojet engine generating 7,220lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 13,830 lbs | 6,273 kg MTOW 28,001 lbs | 12,701 kg Max Speed 695 mph | 1,118 km/h | 604 kts Max Range 860 miles | 1,384 km Ceiling 45,997 ft | 14,020 m | 8.7 miles Climb Rate 7,400 ft/min (2,257 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns 24 x 5in rockets
Up to 6,000lbs of external ordnance. Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XP-84 Thunderjet - First prototype model (1946); General Electric J35-GE-7 turbojet engine. * XP-8A Thunderjet - Prototype (25 total); Allison J35-A-15 * P-84B Thunderjet - XP-8A porduction model. * P-84C Thunderjet - Revised electrical system; J35-A-13C engine; Later redesignated as the F-84C. * F-84 Thunderjet * YF-84A Thunderjet - First swept-wing variant * F-84D Thunderjet - J35-A-17D engine; Re-engineered landing gear system; thicker wing systems. * F-84E Thunderjet - Post-Korean War model featuring improved system components; Enlarged cockpit; Lengthened fuselage. * F-84G Thunderjet - J35-A-29 engine * F-84F Thunderstreak - Swept wing; Wright J65-W-1 turbojet engine (later models with Wright J65-W-3 engines). * RF-84F Thunderflash - Final development model of F-84 series; Reconnaissance variant with J65-W-7 engine.
