Madden, Walter, SSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
73371-Manpower Management Technician
Current/Last AFSC Group
Human Resources
Primary Unit
1963-1964, 73371, 36th Air Base Wing
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
90010-Medical Helper
90238-Apprentice Psychiatric Ward Specialist
90258-Psychiatric Ward Specialist
73331-Manpower Management Specialist
73371-Management Engineering Technician
Service Years
1958 - 1966
Voice Edition
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Staff Sergeant

 Official Badges 

US Air Force Honorable Discharge (Old Style)


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Rifle Association (NRA)Air Force Together We ServedUnited Services Automobile Association (USAA)Air Force Memorial (AFM)
  1977, National Rifle Association (NRA)
  2012, Air Force Together We Served
  2013, United Services Automobile Association (USAA) - Assoc. Page
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Instructor for all the Real Estate courses required to obtain and keep current Licensing in Real Estate for the State of Florida.  Basic Sales Course runs 63 hours.  I also hold a Brokers License for the State of Florida and am active in Real Estate Referrals.

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 Remembrance Profiles -  9 Airmen Remembered
  • Adams, James (Jim), TSgt
  • Baroni, James (Jim), A2C
  • Bratton, James (Jim), MSgt
  • Clawson, Kenneth (Ken), TSgt
  • Crabtree, Amos, A1C
  • Gesswein, William (Bill), SSgt
  • Skinner, Eugene (Gene), SSgt
  • Snyder, Ruth, A2C
  • Wilson, Fredrick, Maj
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 1963-1966, F-105 Thunderchief (Thud)
From Year
1963
To Year
1966
   
Personal Memories
This plane was the 36th Wing's aircraft during my time on Bitburg, AFB, Germany
   
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 F-105 Thunderchief (Thud) Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Republic F-105D Thunderchief
Length 64.24 ft | 19.58 m
Width 34.94 ft | 10.65 m
Height 19.59 ft | 5.97 m
Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W turbojet engine generating 24,500lbs of thrust with afterburn capability.
Empty Weight 27,500 lbs | 12,474 kg
MTOW 52,838 lbs | 23,967 kg
Max Speed 1,390 mph | 2,237 km/h | 1,208 kts
Max Range 920 miles | 1,480 km
Ceiling 41,207 ft | 12,560 m | 7.8 miles
Climb Rate 34,400 ft/min (10,485 m/min)
Hardpoints 4
Armament 1 x 20mm cannon

Internal bomb load capacity of up to 8,000lbs (3,629 kg) with an overall capacity of 12,000lbs (5,442 kg) of munitions (with the inclusion of the external hardpoints).

Mission-specific armament can include AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, mine dispensers, air-to-surface missiles, rocket pods, fuel tanks, nuclear-tipped weapons and conventional dumb bombs.
Accommodations 1


Major Variants

* YF-105A - Initial prototypes of which two produced; Pratt & Whitney J57-P-25 turbojet.
* YF-105B - Second prototype of which four produced; J75-P-3 powerplant.
* F-105 - Base model designation
* F-105B - First production rate model
* F-105D - All-Weather Attack Variant
* F-105F - Final production designation; Two-seat conversion trainer model.
* EF-105F - Wild Weasel conversion with special radar detection equipment and anti-radar air-to-surface missiles.
* F-105G - Later designation of same EF-105F Wild Weasel Variant.


   
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Last Updated: Dec 9, 2012
   
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  603 Also There at This Aircraft:
  • Abbott, Joseph S., Lt Col, (1954-1977)
  • Adams, James, A1C, (1962-1966)
  • Adams, Marlin, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Alecknavage, Charles, MSgt, (1962-1982)
  • Allen, Edward, SMSgt, (1964-2007)
  • An, On, SSgt, (1965-1968)
  • Anderson, Robert, MSgt, (1956-1978)
  • Anderson, Warner, SSgt, (1962-1966)
  • Andrews, Robert, SSgt, (1961-1965)
  • Antonaccio, Joseph, Sgt, (1962-1968)
  • Arendt, Ronald, MSgt, (1956-1977)
  • Arnold, Berle, MSgt, (1950-1970)
  • Arnold, James, SSgt, (1964-1972)
  • Augustine, Robert, A1C, (1959-1965)
  • Baer, Thomas, Sgt, (1965-1970)
  • Baker, Michael, A2C, (1959-1963)
  • Baker, Robert, Maj, (1960-1981)
  • Baker, Tom, MSgt, (1960-1980)
  • Ballew, Herbert, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Barker, James, A1C, (1961-1967)
  • Barron, William, A2C, (1963-1967)
  • Bartholomew, Robert, A2C, (1961-1965)
  • Bartis, Jr, James J., SMSgt, (1959-1997)
  • Beck, James, MSgt, (1965-2006)
  • Beltran, Rudolph, A1C, (1963-1967)
  • Bennett, Leslie, Sgt, (1963-1968)
  • Bentley, Michael, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Biagi, Dante, MSgt, (1960-1980)
  • Bibb, Walter, A2C, (1960-1964)
  • Bigger, James, TSgt, (1952-1973)
  • Boardman, George, A1C, (1962-1966)
  • Bohlander, Michael, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Bomback, Thomas, A1C, (1960-1964)
  • Boudreaux, Don, CMSgt, (1964-1994)
  • Bowman, Terry, SMSgt, (1960-1981)
  • Bradshaw, Robert, Col, (1958-1988)
  • Brady, Kenneth, A1C, (1960-1965)
  • Brame, Arthur, CMSgt, (1955-1988)
  • Brian, James, SSgt, (1980-2000)
  • Bridgford, Dennis, A3C , (1962-1966)
  • Broussard, Robert, SSgt, (1966-1970)
  • Brown, Gerry, A1C, (1963-1967)
  • Buckner, Charlie, TSgt, (1960-1980)
  • Buran, Wayne, A2C, (1962-1966)
  • BYRD, HENRY, A1C, (1961-1965)
  • Callanan, Brian, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Callender, Raymond, SSgt, (1964-1968)
  • Campbell, Calvert, MSgt, (1961-1982)
  • Cardwell, Donald, MSgt, (1960-1988)
  • Carrigan, Terry, A2C, (1962-1966)
  • Carter, Gary, SSgt, (1959-1965)
  • Case, Robert, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Caswell, Robert, A2C, (1961-1965)
  • Caudill, Estill, Sgt, (1965-1968)
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