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Dains, John Leroy, 2nd Lt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Mt. Olive City
Last Address Haleiwa Field, Oahu, Hawaii
Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Hawaii
Conflict WWII - Pacific Theater of Operations/Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Attack on Pearl Harbor
Location of Interment National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii
Aircraft/Missile Information
P-36 Hawk Specifications Primary Function: Interceptor Contractor: Curtiss Crew: One Unit Cost: $23,000 Powerplant One Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 engine rated at 1,050 hp Dimensions Length: 28 feet, 6 in Wingspan: 37 feet, 4 in Height: 8 feet, 5 in Weights Empty: ~4,000 lb Maximum Takeoff: 5,650 lb (loaded) Performance Speed: 313 mph Ceiling: 32,700 ft Range: 830 mi Armament Two .30-cal or two .50-cal machine guns