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Personal Details
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Home State
North Dakota | |
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Year of Birth
1918 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Aaberg, Clarence Arnold, 2nd Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Alexandria, North Dakota |
Last Address
RAF Rattlesden (USAAF 126), Suffolk, England
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Casualty Date
Feb 25, 1944 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
United Kingdom |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot D Row 1 Grave 49 |
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1943 |
To Year
1944 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications
Model Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress
Length 74.74 ft | 22.78 m
Width 103.74 ft | 31.62 m
Height 19.09 ft | 5.82 m
Engine(s) 4 x Wright Cyclone R-1820-97 radial piston engines generating 1,200 hp each.
Empty Weight 36,136 lbs | 16,391 kg
MTOW 72,003 lbs | 32,660 kg
Max Speed 287 mph | 462 km/h | 249 kts
Max Range 2,001 miles | 3,220 km
Ceiling 35,597 ft | 10,850 m | 6.7 miles
Climb Rate 540.5 ft/min (164.7 m/min)
Hardpoints 0
Armament 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered dorsal turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered "belly" turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left front "cheek" position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right front "cheek" position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left waist position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right waist position
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in radio operator's midship position (removed on later models)
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in powered chin turret (later models)
Maximum internal bombload of 7,983 kg (17,600 lbs).
Accommodations 10
Operators United Kingdom and the United States of America.
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