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Cravey, John Thomas, Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Birmingham & Montgomery, Alabama
Last Address Montgomery, Alabama
Date of Passing Feb 07, 1995
Location of Interment Greenwood Cemetery - Montgomery, Alabama
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Please do not copy his service photo. It is a private family photo and is used here with permission.
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (Spitfire Mk Vb) Replica Mk VB on display in 2009
Data from The Great Book of Fighters[154] and Jane�??s Fighting Aircraft of World War II[155]
General characteristics
* Crew: one pilot * Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m) * Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) * Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m) * Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²) * Airfoil: NACA 2209.4(tip) * Empty weight: 5,090 lb (2,309 kg) * Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 6,770 lb (3,071 kg) * Powerplant: 1�? Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp at 9,250 ft (1,096 kW at 2,820 m)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 378 mph, (330 kn, 605 km/h) * Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi, 760 km) * Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,140 mi, 1,840 km) * Service ceiling: 35,000 ft (11,300 m) * Rate of climb: 2,665 ft/min (13.5 m/s) * Wing loading: 24.56 lb/ft² (119.91 kg/m²) * Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)
Armament
* Guns: Mk I, Mk II, Mk VA o (VA) 8 �? .303in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 350 rpg
* o (VB on) 2 �? 20 mm (0.787-in) Hispano Mk II cannon, 60 rpg (drum magazine); (VC) 120 rpg (belt loaded, box magazine) o 4 �? 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 350 rpg * Bombs: o 2 �? 250 lb (113 kg) bombs
