Cooper, George Grady, Maj

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Last Rank
Major

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115C-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1966-1967, 13th Bombardment Squadron, Light, Night Intruder

Service Years
1945 - 1967

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Home State

Texas

Texas

Year of Birth
1928

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Casualty Info

Home Town Wichita Falls, TX	Last Address Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam

Casualty Date Jan 21, 1967
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Vietnam, South (Vietnam)	Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Crestview Memorial Park - Wichita Falls, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates 14E 060

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	2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page

1964-1965, C-123 Provider

From Year 1964	To Year 1965

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	Aircraft/Missile Information Model Fairchild C-123K Provider Length 78.48 ft \| 23.92 m Width 110.01 ft \| 33.53 m Height 33.99 ft \| 10.36 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-99W Double Wasp 18-cylinder radial piston engines generating 2,300hp each; 2 x General Electric J85-GE-17 turbojet engines developing 2,850lbf each. Empty Weight 35,367 lbs \| 16,042 kg MTOW 59,525 lbs \| 27,000 kg Max Speed 228 mph \| 367 km/h \| 198 kts Max Range 1,035 miles \| 1,666 km Ceiling 28,871 ft \| 8,800 m \| 5.5 miles Climb Rate 1,150 ft/min Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 62 Operators Cambodia, El Salvador, Laos, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Vietnam (South), Thailand, Venezuela and the United States of America.

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