Previously Held AFSC/MOS 99000-Basic Airman
AAF MOS 552-Control Tower Operator
27270A-Air Traffic Control Technician
27270-Air Traffic Control Technician
Service Years
1956 - 1977
Official/Unofficial US Air Force Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
What are you doing now:
Sidney B. Perrine
MSgt, USAF, Ret.
Retired
March 2001 - Present.
Senior Technical Illustrator Checker & Illustration Senior Quality Control Inspector
Beechcraft Aircraft Co. November 1978-November 1980. Wichita, KS
Boeing Military and Commercial Aircraft Co. November 1980- March 2001. Wichita, KS and San Diego,CA
Air Traffic Controller:
U.S. Army
December 1957 - October 1963.
U.S. Air Force
October 1963 - December 1977
Postions within the air traffic control field:
Shift Supervisor - 1959 -1977.
Control Tower Chief Controller Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster, MO - 1971-1972.
USAF ATC School Lead Instructor Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS - 1966-1970.
Active Duty ATC Advisor to Mississppi Air National Guard, 238th ATC Sqn, Key Field, Meridian, MS - 1972-1975.
Air Traffic Control Facilty Ratings:
Visual Fight Rules (VFR) Control Tower.
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Control Tower. (Approach Control).
Ground Control Approach (GCA). (Radar)
Airport Surveillance Radar. (ASR)
Precision Approach Radar. (PAR).
SP/5, E-5, US Army, Honorable Discharge, October 1963.
MSgt, E-7 US Air Force, Retired, December 1977.
1970-1971, A-7 Corsair II (Sluf)
From Year 1970
To Year 1971
Personal Memories
Not Specified
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A-7 Corsair II (Sluf) Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Vought A-7E Corsair II Length 46.13 ft | 14.06 m Width 38.71 ft | 11.80 m Height 16.08 ft | 4.90 m Engine(s) 1 x Allison / Rolls-Royce TF41-A-1 turbofan engine generating 15,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 18,942 lbs | 8,592 kg MTOW 42,000 lbs | 19,051 kg Max Speed 659 mph | 1,060 km/h | 572 kts Max Range 564 miles | 908 km Ceiling 42,999 ft | 13,106 m | 8.1 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 8 (two reserved strictly for Sidewinder AAM) Armament 2 x 20mm single-barrel cannons (early) 1 x 20mm 6-barrel rotary cannon (later models)
Mission-specific armament on 8 external hardpoints (two side-fuselage positions reserved exclusively for AIM-9 Sidewinder AAM) may include:
AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, iron free fall bombs, Laser-Guided Bombs, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, munition dispensing pods and rocket pods. Accommodations 1
