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Fisher, William Parker, Maj Gen USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Atlanta, GA; Southern Pines, NC
Last Address Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Date of Passing Jul 24, 1991
Wall/Plot Coordinates Grand Bahama, Bahamas
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Following his retirement from the Air Force General Fisher was hired as President of the Grand Bahama Development Company at Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. He and his wife Dorothy built a beautiful home on a golf course there where they lived at 4 Hampstead Rd for almost 30 years. He left the Development Company after 5 years and became a successful entrepreneur and a member of the Bahamas National Golf Team. He enjoyed traveling internationally playing in many golf tournaments.
He died there in 1991 at 79 years of age and was cremated. His ashes were spread from a low flying aircraft along the fairway of the 17th hole at the Lucayan Golf and Country Club just behind his home.
He was survived by his wife, Dorothy and his two adult children, W. Douglas Fisher of Bethesda, MD, and Ann Fisher of Coral Gables, FL, and four grandchildren.
1952-1953, B-29 Superfortress
From Year 1952
To Year 1953
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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
