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Lopez, Donald Sewell, Sr., Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Brooklyn, NYC, NY
Last Address Alexandria, Virginia
Date of Passing Mar 03, 2008
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
He destroyed 5 enemy aircraft, 4 while flying P-40s and 1 in a P-51, during 101 combat missions in China.
After the Air Force, he served on the Apollo and Skylab programs with Bellcomm, Inc., and had a distinguished career with the National Air and Space Museum.
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Donald S. Lopez, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in connection with military operations against an opposing armed force during World War II.
General Orders: Headquarters, 14th Air Force, General Orders No. 33 (1945)
In his later years he was heavily involved in developing and running the National Air and Space Museum.
He spent his last days in the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., near to where his daughter lived.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star Length 34.42 ft | 10.49 m Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m Height 11.25 ft | 3.43 m Engine(s) 1 x Allison J33-A-21 turbojet engine generating 4,500 lb of thrust. Empty Weight 8,175 lbs | 3,708 kg MTOW 15,999 lbs | 7,257 kg Max Speed 577 mph | 928 km/h | 501 kts Max Range 790 miles | 1,271 km Ceiling 45,499 ft | 13,868 m | 8.6 miles Climb Rate 5,000 ft/min (1,524 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament 6 x 12.7mm machine guns
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following:
2 x 1,000lb dumb bombs 8 x air-to-surface rockets Accommodations 1