Taylor, Elmer W., 2nd Lt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group
Service Years
1942 - 1944
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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1918
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Last Address
Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy

Date of Passing
Jun 02, 1944
 
Location of Interment
Homewood Cemetery - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section: 12, Lot: 25 R2, Grave: 48

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Tuskegee AirmenIn the Line of Duty
  1944, Tuskegee Airmen - Assoc. Page
  2015, In the Line of Duty


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He died when his airplane crashed during a training mission.

   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100413-023.pdf
Book: "Red Tails, Black Wings", The Men of America's Black Air Force, by John B. Holway, Yucca Tree Press, 1997, p 133.

   

 1943-1943, AT-6 Texan
From Year
1943
To Year
1943
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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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: May 29, 2013
   
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  • Sheldon, Frank, Capt, (1943-1957)
  • Tierce, Stanley
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