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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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1956-1957, F-86 Sabre
From Year 1956
To Year 1957
Personal Memories
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F-86 Sabre Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model North American F-86D Sabre Length 37.50 ft | 11.43 m Width 37.07 ft | 11.30 m Height 14.99 ft | 4.57 m Engine(s) 1 x General Electric J47-GE-27, turbujet engine generating 5,970lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 10,950 lbs | 4,967 kg MTOW 17,000 lbs | 7,711 kg Max Speed 690 mph | 1,110 km/h | 599 kts Max Range 785 miles | 1,263 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate 12,000 ft/min (1,344 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns 24 x 2.75in rockets
External provisions for 2,000 lbs of bombs Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XP-86 - Original Army Air Force prototypes (3) * YP-86A - Re-engined with GE J47 turbojet. * P-86A - Redesignated from YP-86A * F-86A - Redesignated production model from P-86A; Featured J47-GE-1 turbojet. * F-86D - Complete redesign of base model; Redesignated as night/all-weather aircraft; Hughes fire control system; J47-GE-33 turbojet. * F-86E - Slab tailplane adjustable inflight; J47-GE-27 turbojet * F-86F - J47-GE-27 turbojet; Extended leading edges. * F-86K - Based on F-86D model with J47-GE-17B tubojet. * F-86L - Rebuilt "D" model with updated electronics and larger wing surface
