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Last Rank
Major
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1331-Pilot, Strategic Reconnaissance
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Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
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Primary Unit
1962-1962, 1331, Strategic Air Command (SAC)
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Service Years
1951 - 1962
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1927 |
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A2C Edwin Watts (Sixty)
to remember
Anderson, Rudolph, Jr., Maj.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Spartansburg |
Last Address
McCoy AFB, FL
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Casualty Date
Oct 27, 1962 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Cuba |
Conflict
Cold War Incident - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 |
Location of Interment
Woodlawn Cemetery Memorial Park - Greenville, South Carolina |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Not Specified |
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From Year
1955 |
To Year
1962 |
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http://www.clemson.edu/about/military/twelfthday/growingup.html
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications
StatsCentral
Model Lockheed Martin U-2S
Length 62.99 ft | 19.20 m
Width 104.99 ft | 32.00 m
Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m
Engine(s) 1 x General Electric F118-101 engine delivering 17,000lbs of thrust.
Empty Weight 14,991 lbs | 6,800 kg
MTOW 41,006 lbs | 18,600 kg
Max Speed 475 mph | 764 km/h | 413 kts
Max Range 7,000 miles | 11,265 km
Ceiling 69,593 ft | 21,212 m | 13.2 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 2
Armament None.
Accommodations 1
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