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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
Model Boeing B-52H Stratofortress Length 160.89 ft | 49.04 m Width 185.10 ft | 56.42 m Height 40.68 ft | 12.40 m Engine(s) 8 x Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3 turbofan engines generating 17,000lbs of standard thrust each. Empty Weight 172,743 lbs | 78,355 kg MTOW 487,993 lbs | 221,350 kg Max Speed 595 mph | 958 km/h | 517 kts Max Range 10,000 miles | 16,093 km Ceiling 54,954 ft | 16,750 m | 10.4 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 2 Armament Mission-specific armament can include any of the following:
20 x AGM-86B ALCM cruise missiles (internal) 20 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (internal) 2 x AGM-86B ALCMs cruise missile (external) 2 x AGM-129 cruise missiles (external) Free Fall Nuclear Bombs 12 x AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles 12 x AGM-142A air-to-surface missiles AGM-86C CALCM cruise missiles JDAMs
Up to 51,570lbs (340kg) class bombs or mines Accommodations 6 Operators United States of America
