Wheeler, Sheldon Harley, Maj

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major
Primary Unit
1917-1918, 5th Ferrying Group
Service Years
1910 - 1921
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Home State
New York
New York
 Year of Birth
1889
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
New York City, NY		 Last Address
Oahu, Hawaii
Date of Passing
Jul 13, 1921		  
Location of Interment
Lakeview Cemetery - Burlington, Vermont

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In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
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Last Known Activity:

He was killed in an air crash near the base which was named for him.
He was the namesake for Wheeler Field, later Wheeler AFB, now Wheeler Army Airfield, Oahu, HI.
 
   
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Sources:
www.3rdattackgroup.org/8th-aero-squadron.php
http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-airfields-airports/oahu-pre-world- 

   
 1919-1921, DH-4 Bomber
From Year
1919		 To Year
1921
   
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (DH.4 - Eagle VIII engine)

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Length: 30 ft 8 in (9.35 m)
* Wingspan: 43 feet 4 in (13.21 m)
* Height: 11 ft (3.35 m)
* Wing area: 434 ft² (40 m²)
* Empty weight: 2,387 lb (1,085 kg)
* Loaded weight: 3,472 lb (1,578 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Eagle VII inline liquid cooled piston, 375 hp (or 230 hp/171.5 kW for BHP Puma) (289 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 143 mph (106 mph for Puma) (171 km/h) at sea level
* Range: 470 mi (770 km)
* Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,000 ft/min (305 m/min)
* Wing loading: 8 lb/ft² (39.5 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.108 hp/lb (0.266 kW/kg)
* Endurance: 3¾ hr
* Climb to 10,000 ft: 9 min

Armament

* Forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
* Lewis gun on Scarff ring at rear
* 460 lb (210 kg) of bombs
   
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Last Updated: Mar 21, 2012
   
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