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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
General characteristics
* Crew: 9: pilot, copilot, bombardier, navigator, engineer, radio operator, three gunners * Length: 53 ft 1 in (16.2 m) * Wingspan: 172 ft (52.2 m) * Height: 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) * Wing area: 4,000 ft² (370 m²
* Fuselage diameter: 9 ft 6 in (2.9 m))
* Empty weight: 120,000 lb (54,432 kg) * Loaded weight: 180,000 lb (82,000 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 209,000 lb (95,000 kg) * Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-17 and 2× R-4360-21 radial engines, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 391 mph (629 km/h) * Range: 8,150 mi (13,100 km) * Service ceiling 39,700 ft (12,100 m) * Rate of climb: 625 ft/min (3.2 m/s) * Wing loading: 45 lb/ft² (220 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)
Armament
* Guns: 20x .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns * Bombs: 51,070 lb (23,210 kg)