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Contact Info
Home Town Headland, Alabama
Last Address Dallas, Texas
Date of Passing Feb 02, 2009
Location of Interment Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery (VA) - Dallas, Texas
Wall/Plot Coordinates Section Col B, Row CT1, Site B161
He played on the freshman football team while a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later Auburn University, before his wartime service. After the war, he finished his degree at the University of Alabama. He is probably the only Alabama graduate to have played football at Auburn.
After college, he went on to become a very well-known and respected test pilot. He is honored in the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame.
Aircraft/Missile Information
During World War II, the armed forces of many countries used the C-47 and modified DC-3s for the transport of troops, cargo and wounded. Over 10,000 aircraft were produced in Long Beach and Santa Monica, California and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City plant produced 5,354 C-47s from March 1943 until August 1945.
Model Douglas C-47 Skytrain / Dakota Mk I Length 63.75 ft | 19.43 m Width 95.51 ft | 29.11 m Height 16.99 ft | 5.18 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whintey R-1830-92 14-cylinder radial piston engines delivering 1,200hp each. Empty Weight 18,199 lbs | 8,255 kg MTOW 25,999 lbs | 11,793 kg Max Speed 230 mph | 370 km/h | 200 kts Max Range 1,600 miles | 2,575 km Ceiling 23,999 ft | 7,315 m | 4.5 miles Climb Rate 1,041 ft/min Hardpoints None. Armament None. Accommodations 3 + 27
