Rice, Donald, Maj

Air Operations
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Major
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1435Z-Air Operations Officer
Current/Last AFSC Group
Air Operations
Primary Unit
1971-1972, 1435Z, 449th Bombardment Wing, Heavy
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
1521E-Navigator-Bombardier
1525C-Navigator-Bombardier
1225P-Pilot
1061B-Pilot
1065B-Pilot
1065C-Pilot
1055A-Pilot Troop Carrier
Service Years
1952 - 1972
Officer srcset=
Major

 Official Badges 

Air Force Retired US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style) Strategic Command (Pre 2002)


 Unofficial Badges 

KC-135 2000 Hour Young Tiger Task Force


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
AF245Chapter 5SpokaneChapter 6
Air Force Navigators and Observers Association
  1972, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA), AF245 (Paymaster) (Fairchild AFB, Washington) - Chap. Page
  1975, Reserve Organization of America, Chapter 5 (Director) (Washington)
  1975, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Spokane (Veradale, Washington) - Chap. Page
  2013, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 6 (Treasurer) (Spokane Valley, Washington) - Chap. Page
  2018, Air Force Navigators and Observers Association


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

After 20 years in the Air Force and an additional 18 years with the Department of Veterans Affairs, Spokane VA Medical Center, I am fully retired.
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Airman Remembered

 1969-1970, C-123 Provider
From Year
1969		 To Year
1970
   
Personal Memories
A fun airplane to fly, very versatile and it could take a lot of battle damage. The right aircraft for it's time and mission in Vietnam.
   
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 C-123 Provider Details
 


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.
   
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Last Updated: Jul 17, 2010
   
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