Blanton, Clarence Finley, Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1416-Operations Staff Officer
Last AFSC Group
Air Operations
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron
Service Years
1942 - 1968
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
 Year of Birth
1921
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
El Reno, OK		 Last Address
El Reno, OK
Casualty Date
Mar 11, 1968		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Laos		 Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
El Reno Post Cemetery - El Reno, Oklahoma		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
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 1953-1954, B-50 Superfortress
From Year
1953		 To Year
1954
   
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-50D Superfortress
Length 100.00 ft | 30.48 m
Width 141.40 ft | 43.10 m
Height 34.58 ft | 10.54 m
Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 Wasp Major 28-cylinder radial engines generating 3,500hp each.
Empty Weight 0 lbs | 0 kg
MTOW 173,001 lbs | 78,472 kg
Max Speed 380 mph | 611 km/h | 330 kts
Max Range 4,896 miles | 7,880 km
Ceiling 36,713 ft | 11,190 m | 7.0 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 0
Armament 12 x 12.7mm machine guns
1 x 20mm cannon

Up to 20,000lbs of internal ordnance
Accommodations 10
Operators the United States of America
   
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Last Updated: Sep 8, 2009
   
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  41 Also There at This Aircraft:
 
  • Arnold, Berle, MSgt, (1950-1970)
  • Austin, Richard, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Berry, James, SSgt, (1949-1953)
  • Brown, James, SMSgt, (1951-1978)
  • Comstock, Norvell, SSgt, (1949-1953)
  • Cook, Chuck, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Cook, Robert B., CMSgt, (1948-1976)
  • Courtney, Wilbur, CMSgt, (1947-1972)
  • Crowley, Richard, TSgt, (1948-1952)
  • Dalquie, Roland, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Eddy, Howard, 1st Lt, (1943-1953)
  • Graf, Miller, Lt Col, (1952-1973)
  • Keezer, Maurice, 1stSgt, (1946-1968)
  • LaVigne, Hector A, SSgt, (1950-1953)
  • Mayo, Donald, TSgt, (1952-1974)
  • McBee, Bobby, MSgt, (1951-1972)
  • Moore, Wesley C., TSgt, (1950-1972)
  • Sandoz, Vernon, SSgt, (1950-1954)
  • Schmidt, John E., CMSgt, (1951-1981)
  • Tantare, Richard, SMSgt, (1953-1973)
  • Yankasky, Arthur, SSgt, (1951-1955)
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