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A1C Michelle Upton
to remember
Andrews, Stuart Merrill, Col.
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"Colonel Andrews was a member of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron, Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam. On March 4, 1966, he was the pilot of a Cessna Bird Dog Observation Aircraft (O-1G) on a cross country visual reconnaissance South Vietnam. Radio contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. He was promoted to Colonel while missing in action. He served his country during the Korean War and in Vietnam."
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii
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)
