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Home Town Bellaire
Last Address Hampshire Road, NH
Date of Passing Sep 23, 2010
Location of Interment Calvary Cemetery - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
PORTSMOUTH - John L. Arno, 83, of Hampshire Road, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010.
Born on Sept. 24, 1926, in Bellaire, Ohio, he was the son of John L. and Agnes (Mellott) Arno. He graduated from Bellaire High School with the Class of 1944.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Yvette E. Arno; a daughter, Annette Arno of Portsmouth; a son, John M. Arno and wife Rebecca and three grandsons, all of Fitchburg, Mass.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1945 and was discharged at the end of the war. He served three years in the Naval Reserves and when the war broke out in Korea, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He had tours of duty in South Dakota; Thule; Greenland, Mass.; Guam; Japan; New York and Thailand. He retired from Pease Air Force Base with more than 29 years of service in 1974 with the rank of chief master sergeant.
WE REMEMBER: His military service was as a crew chief on a B-36 and many years as a maintenance supervisor. He was a life member of the DAV and the Sergeants Association. He enjoyed reading and building model ships and airplanes.
SERVICES: Visiting hours will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 at the Farrell Funeral Home, 684 State St., Portsmouth. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be held in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the DAV, Piscataqua Chapter #4. PO Box 5778, Portsmouth, NH 03802-5778.
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Model General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark Length 73.49 ft | 22.40 m Width 62.99 ft | 19.20 m Height 17.13 ft | 5.22 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-111 turbofan engines generating 25,100lbs of standard thrust each. Empty Weight 47,840 lbs | 21,700 kg MTOW 100,002 lbs | 45,360 kg Max Speed 914 mph | 1,471 km/h | 794 kts Max Range 2,900 miles | 4,667 km Ceiling 57,907 ft | 17,650 m | 11.0 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 5 Armament 1 x 22mm cannon
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following:
* F-111A - Initial Production Model Designation; 23 pre-production models produced; Total of 158 at production end fitted with 18,500lb TF30-P-3 powerplants; 42 converted to EF-111A Ravens. * F-111B - Cancelled Fleet Defense Variant of which 5 pre-production models were produced. * F-111C - Australian Export Models of which 24 were produced. * F-111D - 96 Production Models fitted with TF30-P-0 powerplants generating 19,600lbs of thrust each. * F-111E - 94 Production Models of this type. * F-111F - 106 Production Models of this type fitted with TF30-P-111 capable of 25,100lbs of thrust each. * EF-111A "Raven" - Electronic Warfare Model Designation based on converted F-111 "A" models; retired in 1998. * FB-111A - Strategic Model Designation of which 76 were produced; fitted with 2 x additional hardpoints, increased wingspan and TF30-P-7 powerplants generating 20,150lbs of thrust; improved electronics. * F-111G - Converted FB-111A Models for European Theater use; RAAF usage of this model as well. * EF-111A - Electronic Warfare Conversion Models of F-111A series; 42 converted in this way.
