Gibb, Robert Duncan, Capt

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Captain
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1951-1953, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1942 - 1951
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Home State
Michigan
Michigan
Year of Birth
1922
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Sgt Stephen Willcox - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Home Town
Lansing, MI
Last Address
Taegu AB, South Korea
Casualty Date
Dec 16, 1951
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Korea, South
Conflict
Korean War

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Korean War Fallen 231st Combat Communications Squadron Alumni
  1951, Korean War Fallen
  2016, 231st Combat Communications Squadron Alumni


 1950-1951, F-84 Thunderjet
From Year
1950
To Year
1951
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 F-84 Thunderjet Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Republic F-84F Thunderjet
Length 37.43 ft | 11.41 m
Width 36.42 ft | 11.10 m
Height 14.99 ft | 4.57 m
Engine(s) 1 x Wright J65-W-3 turbojet engine generating 7,220lbs of thrust.
Empty Weight 13,830 lbs | 6,273 kg
MTOW 28,001 lbs | 12,701 kg
Max Speed 695 mph | 1,118 km/h | 604 kts
Max Range 860 miles | 1,384 km
Ceiling 45,997 ft | 14,020 m | 8.7 miles
Climb Rate 7,400 ft/min (2,257 m/min)
Hardpoints 2
Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns
24 x 5in rockets

Up to 6,000lbs of external ordnance.
Accommodations 1


Major Variants

* XP-84 Thunderjet - First prototype model (1946); General Electric J35-GE-7 turbojet engine.
* XP-8A Thunderjet - Prototype (25 total); Allison J35-A-15
* P-84B Thunderjet - XP-8A porduction model.
* P-84C Thunderjet - Revised electrical system; J35-A-13C engine; Later redesignated as the F-84C.
* F-84 Thunderjet
* YF-84A Thunderjet - First swept-wing variant
* F-84D Thunderjet - J35-A-17D engine; Re-engineered landing gear system; thicker wing systems.
* F-84E Thunderjet - Post-Korean War model featuring improved system components; Enlarged cockpit; Lengthened fuselage.
* F-84G Thunderjet - J35-A-29 engine
* F-84F Thunderstreak - Swept wing; Wright J65-W-1 turbojet engine (later models with Wright J65-W-3 engines).
* RF-84F Thunderflash - Final development model of F-84 series; Reconnaissance variant with J65-W-7 engine.

   
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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2011
   
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  71 Also There at This Aircraft:
 
  • Armstrong, James, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Becker, Dale, TSgt, (1950-1958)
  • Graden, Jack, R., Lt Col, (1942-1968)
  • Harrell, Stanley, MSgt, (1951-1975)
  • Healey, Edward G., MSgt, (1950-1972)
  • Kittinger, Joseph William, Col, (1949-1978)
  • Murello, Anthony, A1C, (1950-1954)
  • Paul, Donald, A1C, (1950-1952)
  • Stemm, William, A1C, (1950-1954)
  • Swick, George, Col, (1948-1977)
  • Williams, Frederick, SSgt, (1948-1955)
  • Wingfield, William, SSgt, (1950-1954)
  • York, Frederick, TSgt, (1949-1961)
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