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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
Specifications StatsCentral Model Boeing-Stearman PT-17A Kaydet Length 25.03 ft | 7.63 m Width 32.15 ft | 9.80 m Height 9.15 ft | 2.79 m Engine(s) 1 x Continental R-670-5 Seven-cylinder radial delivering 220hp. Empty Weight 1,936 lbs | 878 kg MTOW 2,716 lbs | 1,232 kg Max Speed 124 mph | 199 km/h | 107 kts Max Range 505 miles | 812 km Ceiling 11,204 ft | 3,415 m | 2.1 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Accommodations 2
