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Hayes, Willard Fayette, SSgt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Bandy, VA
Last Address Bien Hoa AB
Casualty Date Feb 28, 1968
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Bien Hoa (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Grand View Memory Gardens - Bluefield, Virginia
Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: 2 * Length: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m) * Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m) * Height: 7ft 3½ in (2.22 m) * Wing area: 174 ft² (16.16 m²) * Empty weight: 1,614 lb (732 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 2,400 lb (1089 kg) * Powerplant: 1× Continental O-470-11 flat six piston, 213 hp (159 kw)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 130 mph (209 km/h) * Range: 530 miles (853 km) * Service ceiling 20,300 ft (6,200 m) * Rate of climb: 1,040 ft/min (317 m/min)