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Arno, John L., CMSgt USAF(Ret).
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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
The Boeing Company's model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 732-plane fleet. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, Calif., in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965.
Of the original KC-135A's, more than 415 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A.
Specifications StatsCentral Model Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker Length 136.25 ft | 41.53 m Width 130.84 ft | 39.88 m Height 41.67 ft | 12.70 m Engine(s) 4 x CFM F108 turbofan engines generating 22,000lbs of thrust each. Empty Weight 106,307 lbs | 48,220 kg MTOW 322,503 lbs | 146,285 kg Max Speed 610 mph | 982 km/h | 530 kts Max Range 2,880 miles | 4,635 km Ceiling 41,719 ft | 12,716 m | 7.9 miles Climb Rate 1,290 ft/min (393.2 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 3
