Sweeney, Walter Leroy, 1st Lt

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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1943-1944, 35th Fighter Group
Service Years
1940 - 1944
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Home State
California
California
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Sacramento, California
Last Address
Morotai, Maluku/Molucca Islands
Casualty Date
Nov 26, 1944
 
Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Indonesia
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
East Lawn Memorial Park - Sacramento, California

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 1941-1943, P-39 Airacobra
From Year
1941
To Year
1943
   
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Model Bell P-39M Airacobra
Length 30.15 ft | 9.19 m
Width 33.99 ft | 10.36 m
Height 11.84 ft | 3.61 m
Engine(s) 1 x Allison V-1710-83 water-cooled engine generating 1,200hp.
Empty Weight 5,611 lbs | 2,545 kg
MTOW 8,400 lbs | 3,810 kg
Max Speed 386 mph | 621 km/h | 335 kts
Max Range 650 miles | 1,046 km
Ceiling 35,991 ft | 10,970 m | 6.8 miles
Climb Rate 3,333 ft/min (1,015.9 m/min)
Hardpoints 2
Armament 1 x 37mm cannon mounted in the nose
2 x 12.7mm machine guns
4 x 7.62mm machine guns

Up to 500lbs of external ordnance as needed.
Accommodations 1




   
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Last Updated: Nov 3, 2009
   
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  157 Also There at This Aircraft:
  • Case, Robert
  • Kaiser, Harry, Cpl, (1942-1945)
  • Leinweber, Gerald, Maj, (1941-1953)
  • McGee, Charles Edward, Brig Gen, (1942-1973)
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