Armstrong, William Pickney, FltOff

Fallen
 
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Final Rank
Flight Officer
Last MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last MOS Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group
Service Years
1943 - 1945
Flight Officer

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Home State
District Of Columbia
Year of Birth
1924
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Armstrong, William Pickney, FltOff.

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Casualty Info
Home Town
Providence, Rhode Island
Last Address
Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy
Casualty Date
Apr 01, 1945
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Location
Austria
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
Grace Church Cemetery - Providence, Rhode Island

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Tuskegee AirmenWorld War II Fallen
  2013, Tuskegee Airmen - Assoc. Page
  2013, World War II Fallen


 1944-1944, AT-6 Texan
From Year
1944
To Year
1944
   
Personal Memories
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Aircraft/Missile Information
General characteristics

* Crew: two (student and instructor)
* Length: 29 ft (8.84 m)
* Wingspan: 42 ft (12.81 m)
* Height: 11 ft 8 in (3.57 m)
* Wing area: 253.7 ft (23.6 m)
* Empty weight: 4,158 lb (1,886 kg)
* Loaded weight: 5,617 lb (2,548 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 Wasp radial engine, 600 hp (450 kW)

Performance

* Maximum speed: 208 mph at 5,000 ft (335 km/h at 1,500 m)
* Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h)
* Range: 730 miles (1,175 km)
* Service ceiling 24,200 ft (7,400 m)
* Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
* Wing loading: lb/ft (kg/m)
* Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)

Armament

* Provision for up to 3 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun

   
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Last Updated: Apr 20, 2013
   
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  82 Also There at This Aircraft:
 
  • Hartman, William, D., FltOff, (1943-1945)
  • Jefferson, Alexander, Lt Col, (1942-1969)
  • Jeffress, Charles, Lt Col, (1942-1980)
  • Lovett, Roger, Lt Col, (1943-1971)
  • Rock, Herman, Maj, (1943-1966)
  • Sheldon, Frank, Capt, (1943-1957)
  • Tierce, Stanley
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