Besser, Jakob, SMSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
27490A-Command and Control Superintendent.
Current/Last AFSC Group
Command and Control
Primary Unit
1985-1989, 27490A, National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP)
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
42350-Aircraft Electrical Repairman
42370-Aircraft Electrical Repair Technician
27470-Command Post Technician
27490-Command and Control Superintendent
Service Years
1965 - 1991
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
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Senior Master Sergeant

 Official Badges 

Air Force Retired 3 Strategic Air Command US Air Force Honorable Discharge US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)

Joint Chiefs of Staff


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration Vietnam 50th Anniversary


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Memorial (AFM)Post 2503, Benson PostPost 266Chapter 146
Chapter 47
  1995, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
  2015, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 2503, Benson Post (Member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
  2017, American Legion, Post 266 (Member) (Bennington, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
  2022, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 146 (Life member) (Omaha, Nebraska) - Chap. Page
  2022, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 47 (Life Member) (Bellevue, Nebraska) - Chap. Page



 1978-1979, F-111 Aardvark
From Year
1978
To Year
1979
   
Personal Memories
48 TFW - RAF Lakenheath, UK
   
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 F-111 Aardvark Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark
Length 73.49 ft | 22.40 m
Width 62.99 ft | 19.20 m
Height 17.13 ft | 5.22 m
Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-111 turbofan engines generating 25,100lbs of standard thrust each.
Empty Weight 47,840 lbs | 21,700 kg
MTOW 100,002 lbs | 45,360 kg
Max Speed 914 mph | 1,471 km/h | 794 kts
Max Range 2,900 miles | 4,667 km
Ceiling 57,907 ft | 17,650 m | 11.0 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 5
Armament 1 x 22mm cannon

Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following:

GBU-12 laser-guided bomb
GBU-10 laser guided bomb
AGM-84 HARM anti-radar anti-radiation Missile
GBU-15
AGM-142 air-to-surface missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile
Conventional Iron / Dumb / Drop Bombs
Accommodations 2


Major Variants

* F-111A - Initial Production Model Designation; 23 pre-production models produced; Total of 158 at production end fitted with 18,500lb TF30-P-3 powerplants; 42 converted to EF-111A Ravens.
* F-111B - Cancelled Fleet Defense Variant of which 5 pre-production models were produced.
* F-111C - Australian Export Models of which 24 were produced.
* F-111D - 96 Production Models fitted with TF30-P-0 powerplants generating 19,600lbs of thrust each.
* F-111E - 94 Production Models of this type.
* F-111F - 106 Production Models of this type fitted with TF30-P-111 capable of 25,100lbs of thrust each.
* EF-111A "Raven" - Electronic Warfare Model Designation based on converted F-111 "A" models; retired in 1998.
* FB-111A - Strategic Model Designation of which 76 were produced; fitted with 2 x additional hardpoints, increased wingspan and TF30-P-7 powerplants generating 20,150lbs of thrust; improved electronics.
* F-111G - Converted FB-111A Models for European Theater use; RAAF usage of this model as well.
* EF-111A - Electronic Warfare Conversion Models of F-111A series; 42 converted in this way.


   
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Last Updated: Aug 21, 2008
   
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