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Last Address Riverside
Date of Passing Oct 22, 2010
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DR. CLARENCE LaVAR GOODWIN Age 89, resident of Riverside and Lake Arrowhead for 57 years, died peacefully at home in Riverside, surrounded by his family, on 10/22/2010. Dr. Goodwin was a dentist in Riverside from 1954 - 1986. He graduated with a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Washington University in St. Louis. At Utah State he participated in sports; Football as a Running Back, Track, High Hurdles, boxing as the Inter-Mountain States Welter Weight Champion.
He served in the Air Force from 1943-1945, earning the rank of Captain and flew "The Lucky Bunny" B24 during WWII. He was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Saints.
He was a Poet, writer, Renaissance Man, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Dr. Goodwin is survived by his wife, Bunny Goodwin; daughters, Macy and Jody; sons, David, Robert and John; brothers, Dale and Benny; sister, Berna; 20 grandchildren & 17 great-grandchildren.
Visitation 10/27/10 from 5-8pm at Acheson & Graham Mortuary. Funeral on 10/28/10, 10am at The Church of Latter Day Saints, 5900 Grand Ave. with burial to follow at 12:15pm at Riverside National Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Acheson & Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary (951) 688-1221 www.acheson andgraham.com
Published in Press-Enterprise on October 26, 2010
2003-2003, B-24 Liberator
From Year 2003
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Model Consolidated B-24J Liberator Length 67.16 ft | 20.47 m Width 110.01 ft | 33.53 m Height 18.01 ft | 5.49 m Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 radial piston engines generating 1,200hp. Empty Weight 36,500 lbs | 16,556 kg MTOW 65,001 lbs | 29,484 kg Max Speed 290 mph | 467 km/h | 252 kts Max Range 2,001 miles | 3,220 km Ceiling 28,002 ft | 8,535 m | 5.3 miles Climb Rate 800 ft/min (243.84 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose assembly. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail assembly. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in upper-fuselage turret. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in under-fuselage assembly. 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left-waist fuselage position. 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right-waist fuselage position.
Up to 8,800lbs of internal bombs. Accommodations 10 Operators the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
* Model 31 - Flying Boat Model whose wing assembly would become the basis for the B-24 design. * Model 32 - Base B-24 Model Series Designation. * XB-24 - Initial Prototype Model Designation fitted with R-1830-33 radial piston engines generating 1,200hp. * YB-24 - Preproduction Model Designation * B-24A - Fitted with 2 x 7.62mm tail guns, 6 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose assembly, dorsal and waist gun positions. * B-24C - Fitted with turbocharged R-1830-41 engines; 8 x 12.7mm machine guns - nose (single gun), ventral, waist (left and right), dorsal turret (two guns) and tail turret (two guns). * B-24D - Based on the B-24C model but fitted with R-1830-43 engines; later models of this series would feature the twin 12.7mm ball turret gun assembly in the ventral fuselage position; self-sealing fuel tanks; 2,381 produced. * B-24E - Modified propeller systems; 801 produced. * B-24G - Fitted with R-1830-43 engines; powered nose turret with 2 x 12.7mm machine guns. * B-24H - Improved Model with extended nose section; 3,100 produced. * B-24J - Fitted with R-1830-65 engines; improved bombsight; autopilot functionality; 6,678 produced. * B-24L - Based on B-24J model but fitted with hand-operated tail guns; 1,667 produced. * B-24M - Based on B-24J model with lighter mounting for hand-operated tail gun; 2,593 produced. * XB-24Q - General Electric Conversion Model of B-24L model fitted with radio-controlled tail turret. * B-24Q - Final Production Model Designation * B-24Q * LB-30 - Transport Variant * C-87 - Air Force Transport Variant * RY - Navy Transport Variant * C-109 - Fuel Tanking Model * F-7 - Photographic Reconnaissance Model * PB4Y-1 - Patrol Bombing Model * PB4Y-2 - Specialized Model with single vertical tail surface assembly. * GR - British Maritime Reconnaissance Model.
