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Causey, John Bernard, Capt.
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Captain Causey was lost while flying in an EB-66C (# 54-0457) on an ELINT/ECM harassment mission. The aircraft was brought down by an SA-2, ten miles northwest of Vinh, North Vietnam. Most of the crew was rescued by the aircraft-carrier USS Ranger (CVA 61) with the exception of Captain Causey who remains MIA.Â
The crew consisted of
Major Robert Walker, Pilot
Captain John Kodlick, Navigator
1st Lt. James K. Beaty Jr., EWO
Raven One Captain Wayne Smith, EWO
Raven Two Captain James F. Thomson, EWO
Raven Three Captain. John B. Causey, EWO Raven Four
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Wofford Cemetery, Stewart Couty, Tennessee.
Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: 3 * Length: 75 ft 2 in (22.9 m) * Wingspan: 72 ft 6 in (22.1 m) * Height: 23 ft 7 in (7.2 m) * Wing area: 780 ft² (72.5 m²) * Empty weight: 42,540 lb (19,300 kg) * Loaded weight: 57,800 lb (26,200 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 83,000 lb (38,000 kg) * Powerplant: 2× Allison J71-A-11 or -13 turbojets, 10,200 lbf (45 kN) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 631 mph (548 kn, 1,020 km/h) * Combat radius: 900 mi (780 NM, 1,500 km) * Ferry range: 2,470 mi (2,150 NM, 3,970 km) * Service ceiling 39,400 ft (12,000 m) * Rate of climb: 5,000 ft/min (25 m/s) * Wing loading: 74.1 lb/ft² (361.4 kg/m²) * Thrust/weight: 0.35
Armament
* Guns: 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) cannon in radar/remotely operated tail turret * Bombs: 15,000 lb (6,800 kg)
