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Contact Info
Home Town Portland, Oregon
Last Address Andrews Field, Maryland
Date of Passing Mar 28, 1947
Location of Interment River View Cemetery - Portland, Oregon
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 122, Lot 253, Grave 3
He downed 7 enemy aircraft in aerial combat in WWII. He also destroyed 3 flying bombs, 25 enemy vehicles, and 5 locomotives.
He was killed in a flying accident in an AT-6F Texan near Norristown, PA, Mar 28, 1947, while serving with the 64th Army Air Force Base Unit at Andrews Field, MD.
Due to a glitch in the system his Air Medals shown are incorrect. His actual total was 18.
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Captain (Air Corps) Edwin O. Fisher, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the NINTH Air Force in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
General Orders: Headquarters, 9th Air Force, General Orders No. 267 (1944)
Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: two (student and instructor) * Length: 29 ft (8.84 m) * Wingspan: 42 ft (12.81 m) * Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.57 m) * Wing area: 253.7 ft (23.6 m) * Empty weight: 4,158 lb (1,886 kg) * Loaded weight: 5,617 lb (2,548 kg) * Powerplant: 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 208 mph at 5,000 ft (335 km/h at 1,500 m) * Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h) * Range: 730 miles (1,175 km) * Service ceiling 24,200 ft (7,400 m) * Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s) * Wing loading: lb/ft (kg/m) * Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)
Armament
* Provision for up to 3 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun
