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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by MSgt Roy Coggin - Deceased
Mom and Dad were returning to the east coast after visiting friends and family out west. Car went out of control on I-80 in Rock Springs, WY. We lost both of them.
The following immediate family members have served or are serving:
MSgt Roy G Coggin,USAF(RET) oldest son
PO2 Noel L Coggin,USN grandson
SSgt Sean D Coggin,USAF grandson
Pvt Nathan Coggin,USMC grandson
PO2 Larry J McQuain,USN son-in-law
Capt Barbara S Ammann,USAF daughter-in law
My father was a Command Pilot,Navigator and Bombardier (as required by LeMay). He was also a B17,B24,B29,B50 and B47 pilot as well as a mulit-engine test pilot who worked for BG Paul Tibbetts at Eglin AFB. He was on staff at Hq SAC in the 50's, Hq USAF in the early 60's,HqUSAFE in the mid-late 60's and his retirement assignment was at Vandenberg AFB from 68 thru 72.
Dad was also an excellent golfer, winning base championships at numerous locations and was the USAF Senior Division Champ in either 66 or 67. He won the Senior Division at the Inter-service Championships the same year.
Mom was the ultimate service wife, working with the Red Cross as a Grey Lady at almost every base Dad was stationed. For her work, she received the Clara Barton Award when at Vandenberg in 1975. She was also a very southern lady of great class.
1948-1948, B-50 Superfortress
From Year 1948
To Year 1948
Personal Memories
Dad was a test pilot on this plane as well as an IP.
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B-50 Superfortress Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-50D Superfortress Length 100.00 ft | 30.48 m Width 141.40 ft | 43.10 m Height 34.58 ft | 10.54 m Engine(s) 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-35 Wasp Major 28-cylinder radial engines generating 3,500hp each. Empty Weight 0 lbs | 0 kg MTOW 173,001 lbs | 78,472 kg Max Speed 380 mph | 611 km/h | 330 kts Max Range 4,896 miles | 7,880 km Ceiling 36,713 ft | 11,190 m | 7.0 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament 12 x 12.7mm machine guns 1 x 20mm cannon
Up to 20,000lbs of internal ordnance Accommodations 10 Operators the United States of America
