Leetun, Darel Dean, Lt Col

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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1115E-Pilot
Last AFSC Group
Aircrew
Primary Unit
1966-1975, Status - POW/MIA
Service Years
1955 - 1966
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Lieutenant Colonel

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Home State
North Dakota
North Dakota
Year of Birth
1932
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Hettinger, North Dakota
Last Address
Korat Royal Thai AFB, Thailand

Casualty Date
Sep 17, 1966
 
Cause
MIA-Finding of Death
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location
Vietnam, North (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
10E 107

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)American Battle Monuments CommissionVietnam Veterans Memorial
  1966, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2005, American Battle Monuments Commission
  2012, Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Assoc. Page


 1958-1963, F-100 Super Sabre
From Year
1958
To Year
1963
   
Personal Memories
Not Specified
   
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 F-100 Super Sabre Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American F-100D Super Sabre
Length 49.51 ft | 15.09 m
Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m
Height 16.24 ft | 4.95 m
Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J 57-P21 turbojet with afterburning generating 17,000lbs of thrust.
Empty Weight 20,999 lbs | 9,525 kg
MTOW 34,833 lbs | 15,800 kg
Max Speed 864 mph | 1,390 km/h | 751 kts
Max Range 1,995 miles | 3,210 km
Ceiling 45,000 ft | 13,716 m | 8.5 miles
Climb Rate 16,000 ft/min (4,877 m/min)
Hardpoints 6
Armament 4 x 20mm cannons

External hardpoints for an additional 7,500lbs of ordnance including: Dumb Bombs, Drop Tanks and Rocket Pods.
Accommodations 1


Major Variants
* F-100A - Initial Production Model
* F-100B - Proposed Mach 2 / nuclear-capable fighter-bomber; would go on to become the YF-107 prototype series.
* F-100C - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; inflight refueling capability; more powerful engine.
* F-100D - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; fitted with ECm equipment and low-altitude bombing system.

   
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Last Updated: Jun 27, 2020
   
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