Braun, Joseph, SSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
Current/Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
43171E-Aircraft Maintenance Technician
Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircraft Maintenance
Primary Unit
1962-1964, 43171E, 306th Organizational Maintenance Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
43132F-Reciprocating Engine Mechanic
99011-Patient
Service Years
1950 - 1965
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Staff Sergeant

 Official Badges 

US Air Force Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Master Crew Chief


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Chapter 76
  1984, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Chapter 76 (Malverne, New York) - Chap. Page


 Remembrance Profiles -  1 Airman Remembered
  • Leagon, Frank, SSgt

 1951-1951, B-25 Mitchell
From Year
1951
To Year
1951
   
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 B-25 Mitchell Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American B-25C Mitchell
Length 52.92 ft | 16.13 m
Width 67.55 ft | 20.59 m
Height 15.75 ft | 4.80 m
Engine(s) 2 x Wright Cyclone R-2600-19 air-cooled piston engines delivering 1,700hp each.
Empty Weight 20,300 lbs | 9,208 kg
MTOW 34,000 lbs | 15,422 kg
Max Speed 272 mph | 438 km/h | 237 kts
Max Range 1,350 miles | 2,173 km
Ceiling 24,196 ft | 7,375 m | 4.6 miles
Climb Rate 1,666 ft/min (507.796 m/min)
Hardpoints Up to 8 (model dependent)
Armament Model-specific armament included:

8 x 12.7mm machine gun array OR 1 x 75mm cannon in forward-fixed nose assembly.

2 x 12.7mm machine guns in forward-fixed lower-left side fuselage position (beneath and behind cockpit position).
2 x 12.7mm machine gun in forward-fixed lower-right side fuselage position (beneath and behind cockpit position).
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in ventral turret (powered turrets in some models).
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in dorsal turret (powered turrets in some models).
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in left waist port position.
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in right waist port position.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position (some models removed).
1 x Torpedo in under-fuselage arrangement (model-specific fitting).
8 x 250lb bombs on 8 external hardpoints (model-specific fitting).

Maximum internal bombload of 3,000lbs (1,361 kg).
Accommodations 5
Operators the United States of America

   
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Last Updated: Aug 11, 2013
   
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  24 Also There at This Aircraft:
 
  • Abel, Clayton, SSgt, (1948-1953)
  • Davenport, John, Lt Col, (1942-1977)
  • Jones, Will, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Murello, Anthony, A1C, (1950-1954)
  • Olson, Russell, SSgt, (1948-1952)
  • Pentecost, Eldon, CMSgt, (1949-1972)
  • Rock, Herman, Maj, (1943-1966)
  • Sebastian, David
  • Vermillion, Bayred, Lt Col, (1941-1967)
  • Yarbrough, Arthur F, SMSgt, (1948-1970)
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