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Last Rank
Senior Master Sergeant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
112X0-In-Flight Refueling Operator
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Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
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Primary Unit
1951-1972, Strategic Air Command (SAC)
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Service Years
1945 - 1971
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1927 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Gerald Jones (Jerry)-Deceased
to remember
Adams, Gordon (Gordy), SMSgt USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
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Home Town
St. Louis, MO |
Last Address
Bossier City, LA
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Date of Passing
Jun 16, 2012 |
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Location of Interment
Not Specified |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
Fully retired after second career.
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Other Comments:
Not Specified
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From Year
2003 |
To Year
2003 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics
* Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer, boom operator)
* Capacity: 9,000 gal (34,000 L) of jet fuel
* Length: 117 ft 5 in (m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 2 in (m)
* Height: 38 ft 4 in (m)
* Wing area: ft² (m²)
* Empty weight: 82,500 lb (kg)
* Loaded weight: 153,000 lb (kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (kg)
* Powerplant:
o 2× General Electric J47-GE-23 turbojets, 5,790 lbf (kN) each
o 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-59 radial engines, 3,500 hp (kW) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 400 mph (km/h)
* Cruise speed: 230 mph (km/h)
* Range: 2,300 mi (km)
* Service ceiling 30,000 ft (m)
* Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
* Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
* Power/mass (prop): hp/lb (kW/kg)
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