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Contact Info
Home Town Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; Lincoln, California
Last Address Muroc AAF (later Edwards AFB), California
Date of Passing Jun 05, 1948
Location of Interment Lincoln Cemetery - Lincoln, California
He was born in Canada but moved to Lincoln, CA when he was 13 and he maintained dual citizenship for the rest of his life.
He was an A-20 Havoc pilot in the Mediterranean Theater in WWII and a test pilot after the war.
He and 4 others were killed in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing bomber.
Edwards AFB (formerly Muroc AAF), CA is named for him.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Fairchild AC-119G Shadow / Stinger Length 86.38 ft | 26.33 m Width 109.28 ft | 33.31 m Height 26.64 ft | 8.12 m Engine(s) 2 x Wright R-3350-85 Duplex Cyclone radial piston engines generating 3,500hp each. Empty Weight 40,124 lbs | 18,200 kg MTOW 61,950 lbs | 28,100 kg Max Speed 208 mph | 335 km/h | 181 kts Max Range 1,926 miles | 3,100 km Ceiling 23,294 ft | 7,100 m | 4.4 miles Climb Rate 950 ft/min (289.56 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 4 x 7.62mm miniguns Accommodations 6 Operators South Vietnam and the United States of America