Onizuka, Ellison Shoji, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1978-1986, 2021A, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Service Years
1970 - 1986
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Colonel

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Home State
Hawaii
Hawaii
 Year of Birth
1946
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii
Date of Passing
Jan 28, 1986		  
Location of Interment
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section D, Site 1

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  1986, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2015, In the Line of Duty
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51-C, before losing his life in the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger, where he was serving as Mission Specialist for mission STS-51-L. He was the first Asian American to reach space.
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellison_Onizuka
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/EOnizuka.html
http://www.seasky.org/spacexp/sky5a04.html

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/onizuka_ellison.pdf
http://www.astronautix.com/o/onizuka.html
   
 1970-1974, T-39 Sabreliner
From Year
1970		 To Year
1974
   
Personal Memories
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 T-39 Sabreliner Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
T-39 / CT-39 Sabreliner
Specifications
Contractor North American
Sabreliner Corporation
Wing span 44 feet 4 inches
Length 43 feet 8 inches
Height 16 feet 0 inches
Weight 18,650 lbs. loaded
20,000 lbs. maximum takeoff [T-39N]
Maximum useable payload 1,400 lbs
Speed, maximum 482 knots / 538 mph
Speed, Cruising 500 mph
Ceiling 43,100 feet
Range 1,505 nautical miles
1,777 nautical miles [T-39N]
Power plant two Pratt & Whitney J60-P-3A engines
Crew and passengers 6 typical
Maximum passengers 9 (not to exceed max useable payload)
2 (one instructor, one student) [T-39N]

   
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