Titus, Leroy, Jr., TSgt

Missile Facilities Services
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Technical Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
54170G-Missile Facilities Technician
Current/Last AFSC Group
Missile Facilities Services
Primary Unit
1980-1987, 90th Field Missile Maintenance Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
42231-Apprentice Mechanical Accessories and Equipment Repairman
42351-Aircraft Environmental Systems Repairman
42251-Mechanical Accessories and Equipment Repairman
42371-Aircraft Environmental Systems Repair Technician
Service Years
1967 - 1987
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Technical Sergeant

 Official Badges 

Air Force Retired US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style) Missileman (Senior)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Together We ServedAssociation of Air Force MissileersPost 8Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  2010, Air Force Together We Served
  2011, Association of Air Force Missileers - Assoc. Page
  2012, American Legion, Post 8 (Associate Member) (Winter Haven, Florida) - Chap. Page
  2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 1970-1972, KC-97 Stratotanker
From Year
1970		 To Year
1972
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 KC-97 Stratotanker Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics

* Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer, boom operator)
* Capacity: 9,000 gal (34,000 L) of jet fuel
* Length: 117 ft 5 in (m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in (m)
* Height: 38 ft 4 in (m)
* Wing area: ft² (m²)
* Empty weight: 82,500 lb (kg)
* Loaded weight: 153,000 lb (kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (kg)
* Powerplant:
o 2× General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf (kN) each
o 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp (kW) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 400 mph (km/h)
* Cruise speed: 230 mph (km/h)
* Range: 2,300 mi (km)
* Service ceiling 30,000 ft (m)
* Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
* Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
* Power/mass (prop): hp/lb (kW/kg)
   
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Last Updated: Dec 23, 2010
   
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