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Contact Info
Home Town Morgantown
Last Address Land O'Lakes FL
Date of Passing Aug 03, 2006
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
1972 - 1963 Langley AFB, 4500 ABW (TAC) (Aug 1970 - 1971 8th AP, Bien Hoa & Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam)
1960 - 1963 7101 ABW (USAFE), Wiesbaden, Germany
1963- 1957 33rd ATS (MATS), McChord AFB. WA
1955 - 1957 13 ATS (MATS) Brookley AFB, AL
May 1954 6101st ABW (FEAF) Japan aboard USNS GAFFEY - exercise "Native Dancer"
1952 - 1953 56th ABG, Hamilton AFB, CA
1950 - 1951 452nd Bomb Wing (AFSC 46230) Korea
1949 3415 Technical Tng Wg, Denver, CO
1948 Dec Enlisted
Info compiled as good as possible with available records.
1955-1957, C-97 Stratofreighter
From Year 1955
To Year 1957
Personal Memories
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C-97 Stratofreighter Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
A post-war design, Boeing developed the C-97 as the Model 367 - a military transport based on the success of the design of the B-29 Superfortress.
The Model 777 Stratocruiser was the civilian transport version of the Model 367.
The C-97 was used in the Korea War to shuttle casualties to and fro. Others were used as air command posts for SAC and still some others were used for inflight refueling roles.
888 C-97's were built over the span of a decade.
General characteristics
* Crew: 4: * Length: 110 ft 4 in (33.7 m) * Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m) * Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.7 m) * Wing area: 1,734 ft² (161.1 m²) * Empty weight: 82,500 lb (37,410 kg) * Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,420 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,370 kg) * Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engines, 3,500 hp (2,610 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 375 mph (603 km/h) * Cruise speed: 244 mph (212 knots, 393 km/h) * Ferry range: 5,000 nm (5,760 mi, 9,270 km) * Service ceiling 35,000 ft (10,670 m) * Wing loading: 69.2 lb/ft² (337.8 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.117 hp/lb (192 W/kg)
