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Earll, David John, Lt Col.
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Captain David J. Earll was a pilot assigned to the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Korat Airbase, Thailand. On October 21, 1966, he was assigned a bombing mission over North Vietnam. Earll flew as the number two aircraft in a flight of two. Earll was seen to release his rockets on the target and start recovery when his aircraft exploded into a fireball. No parachutes were seen, and efforts to contact Earll by radio were unsuccessful. Earll was classified Missing in Action. The target was located near the city of Quang Khe in Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam. David J. Earll was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during the period he was maintained missing.
This Veteran has an (IMO) In Memory Of Headstone in Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial, Hawaii with another memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Other Comments:
It was in the 1950's when we would visit your Dad at the air base in Grand Prairie. Your Dad, Joe, was base commander. I was in awe of your father with his steel gripped hand shake. He gave me my first jeep ride around the base, and lifted me up for my first glimpse into the cockpit of a F86 Sabre jet. You and Terry's rooms were full of model aircraft suspended in flight from the ceiling. It's no wonder that you followed in your Dad's footsteps. I'll never forget and always be thankful for your sacrifice as well as the sacrifice of many who fought for our freedom. Rest In Peace my dear cousin... Posted by: Rick Paddock, RGPConsults@tx.rr.com, My Cousin, Monday, January 28, 2008
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Republic F-105D Thunderchief Length 64.24 ft | 19.58 m Width 34.94 ft | 10.65 m Height 19.59 ft | 5.97 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W turbojet engine generating 24,500lbs of thrust with afterburn capability. Empty Weight 27,500 lbs | 12,474 kg MTOW 52,838 lbs | 23,967 kg Max Speed 1,390 mph | 2,237 km/h | 1,208 kts Max Range 920 miles | 1,480 km Ceiling 41,207 ft | 12,560 m | 7.8 miles Climb Rate 34,400 ft/min (10,485 m/min) Hardpoints 4 Armament 1 x 20mm cannon
Internal bomb load capacity of up to 8,000lbs (3,629 kg) with an overall capacity of 12,000lbs (5,442 kg) of munitions (with the inclusion of the external hardpoints).
Mission-specific armament can include AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mine dispensers, air-to-surface missiles, rocket pods, fuel tanks, nuclear-tipped weapons and conventional dumb bombs. Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* YF-105A - Initial prototypes of which two produced; Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 turbojet. * YF-105B - Second prototype of which four produced; J75-P-3 powerplant. * F-105 - Base model designation * F-105B - First production rate model * F-105D - All-Weather Attack Variant * F-105F - Final production designation; Two-seat conversion trainer model. * EF-105F - Wild Weasel conversion with special radar detection equipment and anti-radar air-to-surface missiles. * F-105G - Later designation of same EF-105F Wild Weasel Variant.
