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Contact Info
Home Town Paragould, Arkansas
Last Address Bertram, Texas
Date of Passing Dec 26, 2002
Location of Interment Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery - Killeen, Texas
Brigadier General Paul P. Douglas "retired as a brigadier general on February 1, 1970, having flown four different airplanes over the course of his career. Earning over sixty decorations, Douglas was one of the most decorated flyers in air force history. Following his retirement, he and his wife moved to Conway, where he joined the staff of the University of Central Arkansas. During the next thirteen years, he served as the purchasing agent at the university and operated a cattle farm in nearby Greenbrier (Faulkner County. In 1983 Douglas acquired ranch property in Bertram, Texas. He built a home and moved his family and cattle operation there the following year.
Douglas Died on December 26, 2002. He is buried in the Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen, Texas." Source: http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net
Note: Passed away at Darnall Army Community Hospital at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas.
Other Comments:
"Paul Douglas became a World War II ACE and finished the war with a total of EIGHT aerial victories. He flew a total of 136 combat missions and 337 combat hours while serving as commander of the 396th Fighter Squadron, vice commander of the 368th Fighter Group, and later as commander of the 36th Fighter Group in Belgium, France and Germany.. In January 1968 he went to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, as commander of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying F-105 Thunderchiefs on combat missions over North Vietnam...Source: http://militarytimes.com
Note: The medals on the right panel are not a complete depiction of all the medals Brig Gen Douglas earned. Douglas received the French Croix de Guerre with Etoil de Vermiel. Thus, in addition to the medal he earned a gold star on the French Croix de Guerre. He also received the Belgian Fouragereand The Third Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan (for his efforts at the 41st Air Division at Yokota Air Base, Japan). In total he received 35 Air Medals in World War II and 3 in Vietnam, for a total of 38 Air Medals.
1951-1953, F-86 Sabre
From Year 1951
To Year 1953
Personal Memories
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F-86 Sabre Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model North American F-86D Sabre Length 37.50 ft | 11.43 m Width 37.07 ft | 11.30 m Height 14.99 ft | 4.57 m Engine(s) 1 x General Electric J47-GE-27, turbujet engine generating 5,970lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 10,950 lbs | 4,967 kg MTOW 17,000 lbs | 7,711 kg Max Speed 690 mph | 1,110 km/h | 599 kts Max Range 785 miles | 1,263 km Ceiling 50,000 ft | 15,240 m | 9.5 miles Climb Rate 12,000 ft/min (1,344 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns 24 x 2.75in rockets
External provisions for 2,000 lbs of bombs Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XP-86 - Original Army Air Force prototypes (3) * YP-86A - Re-engined with GE J47 turbojet. * P-86A - Redesignated from YP-86A * F-86A - Redesignated production model from P-86A; Featured J47-GE-1 turbojet. * F-86D - Complete redesign of base model; Redesignated as night/all-weather aircraft; Hughes fire control system; J47-GE-33 turbojet. * F-86E - Slab tailplane adjustable inflight; J47-GE-27 turbojet * F-86F - J47-GE-27 turbojet; Extended leading edges. * F-86K - Based on F-86D model with J47-GE-17B tubojet. * F-86L - Rebuilt "D" model with updated electronics and larger wing surface