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Deas, Charles Milton, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Montgomery
Last Address Phan Rang AB
Casualty Date Feb 11, 1971
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Ninh Thuan (Vietnam)
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Montgomery Memorial Cemetery - Montgomery, Alabama
Wall/Plot Coordinates 05W 095/ct.3, Lot 278, Space 2
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Fairchild C-123K Provider Length 78.48 ft | 23.92 m Width 110.01 ft | 33.53 m Height 33.99 ft | 10.36 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial piston engines generating 2,300hp each; 2 x General Electric J85-GE-17 turbojet engines developing 2,850lbf each. Empty Weight 35,367 lbs | 16,042 kg MTOW 59,525 lbs | 27,000 kg Max Speed 228 mph | 367 km/h | 198 kts Max Range 1,035 miles | 1,666 km Ceiling 28,871 ft | 8,800 m | 5.5 miles Climb Rate 1,150 ft/min Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 62 Operators Cambodia, El Salvador, Laos, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Vietnam (South), Thailand, Venezuela and the United States of America.
