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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1944-1944, 395th Fighter Squadron
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Service Years
1942 - 1944
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1921 |
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SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Allen, Clarence Eugene, 2nd Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
San Francisco, California |
Last Address
Chièvres Airfield, Belgium
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Casualty Date
Oct 12, 1944 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Germany |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 60, Site 11754 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications
StatsCentral
Model Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
Length 36.15 ft | 11.02 m
Width 40.68 ft | 12.40 m
Height 14.67 ft | 4.47 m
Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 Double-Wasp eighteen cylinder radial engine generating 2,535hp.
Empty Weight 9,949 lbs | 4,513 kg
MTOW 17,500 lbs | 7,938 kg
Max Speed 433 mph | 697 km/h | 376 kts
Max Range 449 miles | 722 km
Ceiling 40,994 ft | 12,495 m | 7.8 miles
Climb Rate 3,200 ft/min (976 m/min)
Hardpoints 3
Armament 8 x 12.7mm Machine Guns
10 x 5 in Air-to-Surface HE Rockets
Provision for bomb load, fuel drop tanks or rockets to a maximum of 2,500lbs (1,134kg).
Accommodations 1
Major Variants
* XP-47B - Prototype featuring XR-2800 radial generating 1,850hp.
* P-47B - Production model based on XP-47B prototype; R-2800-21 radial engine.
* P-47C - Extended fuselage; Later types of this model featuring R-2800-59 radial at 2,300hp; Provisions for drop tanks and bombs.
* P-47D - Main production model of which 12,602 produced; R-2800-21W (2,300hp) or R-2800-59W (2,535hp) water-injected radial powerplants; Increased MTOW capacity; Provision for drop tanks and air-to-surface HE rockets.
* P-47G - Wright-produced P-47D models of which 354 produced.
* P-47M - 'Sprinter' interception model designed to combat the V1 / V2 rocket threat; Featured specialized airbrake system and R-2800-57(C) radial generating 2,800hp; 130 produced.
* P-47N - Exclusive Pacific Theater model; Long range variant with increased and reinforced wing section of which 1,816 produced; Longer wingspan with blunt-tipped wing tips concealing fuel compartments; R-2800-77 radial generating 2,800hp.
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