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O'Neill, John, Lt Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Brookline
Last Address Miami, FL
Date of Passing Mar 24, 1977
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Commander, command aircraft, Operation CROSSROADS, 1946; Chief, Guided Missiles Branch, HQ USAF, 1947-1950; Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller, Air Force Missile Test Center, 1951-1954; Assistant Director of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, HQ US Air Forces in Europe, 1957-1958; Office of Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of Secretary of Defense, 1961-1964; Commander, Space and Missile Systems Organization, 1967-1969; Vice Commander, Air Force Systems Command, 1969-1972.
1944-1946, B-29 Superfortress
From Year 1944
To Year 1946
Personal Memories
Not Specified
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B-29 Superfortress Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-29A Superfortress Length 99.02 ft | 30.18 m Width 142.26 ft | 43.36 m Height 29.56 ft | 9.01 m Engine(s) 4 x Wright R-3350-57 radial piston engines generating 2,200hp. Empty Weight 71,361 lbs | 32,369 kg MTOW 141,102 lbs | 64,003 kg Max Speed 358 mph | 576 km/h | 311 kts Max Range 4,100 miles | 6,598 km Ceiling 31,808 ft | 9,695 m | 6.0 miles Climb Rate 526.3 ft/min (160.4 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 4 x 12.7mm machine guns in electrically-operated dorsal turret 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in electrically-operated under-nose turret 2 x 12.7mm machine guns electrically-operated turret over rear fuselage. 2 x 12.7mm machine guns electrically-operated turret under rear fuselage 2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position 1 x 20mm cannon in tail gun position
6,000lbs or internal ordnance. Accommodations 10 Operators the United States of America
