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Home State
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Year of Birth
1894 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Hill, Ployer Peter, Maj.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Newburyport, Massachusetts |
Last Address
Wright Field, Ohio
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Date of Passing
Oct 30, 1935 |
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Location of Interment
Not Specified |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
He was killed in the crash of the Model 299, prototype of the B-17, that he was flying because the ground crew had neglected to remove limitations on the control surfaces.
In 1939 Ogden Air Depot, UT was renamed Hill Field in his honor. In 1948 it became Hill AFB.
He was buried in his hometown of Newburyport, MA, cemetery unknown.
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Other Comments:
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ployer_Peter_Hill
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From Year
1932 |
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1935 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: 3
* Length: 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m)
* Wingspan: 70 ft 6 in (21.5 m)
* Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.7 m)
* Wing area: 678 ft² (63 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,681 lb (4.391 kg)
* Loaded weight: 14,700 lb (6,680 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 16,400 lb (7,440 kg)
* Powerplant: 2× Wright R-1820-33 (G-102) "Cyclone" radials, 775 hp (578 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 213 mph (185 kt, 343 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 193 mph (167.7 kt, 310.6 km/h)
* Range: 1,240 mi (1,078 nm, 1,996 km)
* Service ceiling 24,200 ft (7,380 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,380 ft/min (420 m/min)
* Wing loading: 21.7 lb/ft² (106 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.105 hp/lb (173 W/kg)
Armament
* Guns: 3× .300 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns
* Bombs: 2,260 lb (1,030 kg)
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