Previously Held AFSC/MOS 63110-Fuel Specialist
56870A-Conventional Fuel
54630J-Liquid Fuel Systems Maintenance Specialist
Service Years
1951 - 1978
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
ACCESS is Alternative Community Correctional Educational Service and Support. This is for high school students who for various reasons have not be functioning properly in the regular high school program.
1958-1963, B-47 Stratojet
From Year 1958
To Year 1963
Personal Memories
Aircraft Commander, 345th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Lincoln AFB, Nebraska. The wing was phased out at Lincoln and I was sent to Sewart AFB, near Nashville (Symerna) Tennessee.
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B-47 Stratojet Details
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