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Casualty Info
Home Town Houston
Last Address RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England (home base) Taif AB, Saudi Arabia (deployed base)
Casualty Date Feb 14, 1991
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Iraq
Conflict Gulf War/Liberation and Defense of Kuwait/Operation Desert Storm
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model General Dynamics / Grumman EF-111A Raven Length 76.02 ft | 23.17 m Width 62.99 ft | 19.20 m Height 20.01 ft | 6.10 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney TF30-P-3 (later TF30-P-9) turbofan engines with afterburner delivering 20,840lbf of thrust. Empty Weight 55,274 lbs | 25,072 kg MTOW 89,001 lbs | 40,370 kg Max Speed 1,855 mph | 2,985 km/h | 1,612 kts Max Range 2,000 miles | 3,218 km Ceiling 44,997 ft | 13,715 m | 8.5 miles Climb Rate 11,000 ft/min (3,353 m/min) Hardpoints 2 Armament OPTIONAL:
2 x AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile 2 x 600 gallon external fuel tanks Accommodations 2