Craig, Randal, TSgt

Weapons and Munitions
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Technical Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
2W2X1-Nuclear Weapons
Current/Last AFSC Group
Weapons and Munitions
Primary Unit
1993-1994, 2W2X1, 898th Munitions Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
46330-Apprentice Nuclear Weapons Specialist
46350-Nuclear Weapons Specialist
46370-Nuclear Weapons Technician
Service Years
1974 - 1994
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
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Technical Sergeant

 Official Badges 

United States Air Forces Europe Air Training Command Master Instructor (post-1967) USAF Disaster Response Force Air Force Retired 3

Strategic Air Command Air Training Command Instructor (post-1966) Air Training Command (ATC) US Air Force Honorable Discharge

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style) Missileman (Master)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal SAC Master Technician ICBM Master Technician Journeyman Crew Chief

Journeyman Technician Munitions Apprentice Technician Munitions Journeyman Technician Master Munitions

Munitions Master Technician Munitions Master Team Chief Master Team Chief USAFE Master Technician

Blue Star SAC Master Technician


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
AF143United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Nuclear Weapons Technician AssociationDepartment of Indiana
  1974, Air & Space Forces Association (AFA), AF143 (Finance Officer) (Fort Wayne, Indiana) - Chap. Page
  1980, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
  2014, Nuclear Weapons Technician Association
  2018, American Legion, Department of Indiana (Member) (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Chap. Page



 1982-1986, F-111 Aardvark
From Year
1982
To Year
1986
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 F-111 Aardvark Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark
Length 73.49 ft | 22.40 m
Width 62.99 ft | 19.20 m
Height 17.13 ft | 5.22 m
Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-111 turbofan engines generating 25,100lbs of standard thrust each.
Empty Weight 47,840 lbs | 21,700 kg
MTOW 100,002 lbs | 45,360 kg
Max Speed 914 mph | 1,471 km/h | 794 kts
Max Range 2,900 miles | 4,667 km
Ceiling 57,907 ft | 17,650 m | 11.0 miles
Climb Rate Not Available
Hardpoints 5
Armament 1 x 22mm cannon

Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following:

GBU-12 laser-guided bomb
GBU-10 laser guided bomb
AGM-84 HARM anti-radar anti-radiation Missile
GBU-15
AGM-142 air-to-surface missile
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile
Conventional Iron / Dumb / Drop Bombs
Accommodations 2


Major Variants

* F-111A - Initial Production Model Designation; 23 pre-production models produced; Total of 158 at production end fitted with 18,500lb TF30-P-3 powerplants; 42 converted to EF-111A Ravens.
* F-111B - Cancelled Fleet Defense Variant of which 5 pre-production models were produced.
* F-111C - Australian Export Models of which 24 were produced.
* F-111D - 96 Production Models fitted with TF30-P-0 powerplants generating 19,600lbs of thrust each.
* F-111E - 94 Production Models of this type.
* F-111F - 106 Production Models of this type fitted with TF30-P-111 capable of 25,100lbs of thrust each.
* EF-111A "Raven" - Electronic Warfare Model Designation based on converted F-111 "A" models; retired in 1998.
* FB-111A - Strategic Model Designation of which 76 were produced; fitted with 2 x additional hardpoints, increased wingspan and TF30-P-7 powerplants generating 20,150lbs of thrust; improved electronics.
* F-111G - Converted FB-111A Models for European Theater use; RAAF usage of this model as well.
* EF-111A - Electronic Warfare Conversion Models of F-111A series; 42 converted in this way.


   
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Last Updated: Nov 14, 2018
   
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