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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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Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
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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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
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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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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