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Causey, Gerald (Matt), A2C.
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Served in the USAF as a mechanic on the B-47E. 1955 -- DEC.1959 , on a crew for a T-37 1960. IN THE 50'S WE DID A LOT OF TDY'S ASSIGNMENT,FOLLOWING THE TIBEE BEACH BAD BOY BOMB---------24/7. Gerald Causey" To: "WILLIAM CRISSEY" <wcrissey@centurylink.net> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 11:24:05 AM Subject: Re: Test
old lighting say"s anything To help you col> you my brother in christ1!!!!! THE lighting STRIKES REPRESENTS 10 YEARS SINCE I ALMOST MET MY MAKER ! I WAS SECURING AN A/C (B-47E) THAT I WAS ASSIGNED TO >DURING THUNDER STORM AND AFTER SHE hAD BEEN ON ALERT FOR 18 HRS. THE DEBRIEFING TRUCK CAME TO PICKUP THE AIRCREW . JUST THIN MY CREW/ GROUND MAINTENANCE SAID THEY SEEN THIS FLASH OF LIGHT AND AT THE SAME TIME HEARD AN AWESOME NOISE . THEY SAW ME ON THE TARMAC SMOKING. THEY TOOK IT THAT I WAS DEAD! BUT IT WAS MEANT FOR ME TO TRY TO HELP OTHERS FIND WHO WAS WITH ME THAT TRAUMATIC EVENT OCCURRED. MY BROTHER I HAVE nOT TOLD THIS STORY BEFORE< ON FACEBOOK.. I'M TELLING YOU THAT THE LORD AND SAVIOR OF OUR LIVES ,IS ALIVE AND WELL. AND WILL TAKE CARE OF US ..,GLORY THANKS FOR BEING MY BROTHER IN CHRIST. SEE YOU SIR AND GODS LOVING AND BLESSING.. .
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-47E-IV Stratojet Length 108.01 ft | 32.92 m Width 116.14 ft | 35.40 m Height 0.00 ft | 0.00 m Engine(s) 6 x General Electric J47-GE-25 turbojets generating 7,200lbs of thrust each. 1 x 36,000lb rocket system for JATO launch. Empty Weight 79,073 lbs | 35,867 kg MTOW 229,999 lbs | 104,326 kg Max Speed 600 mph | 965 km/h | 521 kts Max Range 3,870 miles | 6,228 km Ceiling 40,499 ft | 12,344 m | 7.7 miles Climb Rate 4,350 ft/min (1,325.88 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 2 x 20mm cannons in rear-facing remote tail turret assembly.
25,000lbs of internal ordnance Accommodations 3 or 4 Operators the United States of America