Currier, Vic, Sgt

Communications Systems
 
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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
29150-Communications Center Specialist
Current/Last AFSC Group
Communications Systems
Primary Unit
1970-1971, 29150, 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
29130-Apprentice Communications Center Specialist
Service Years
1967 - 1973
Voice Edition
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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
12th Tactical Fighter Wing AssociationChapter 106Post 28Post 9972
  2017, 12th Tactical Fighter Wing Association
  2017, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 106 (Life member) (Tucson, Arizona) - Chap. Page
  2017, American Legion, Post 28 (Vice President) (Key West, Florida) - Chap. Page
  2018, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW), Post 9972 (Life Member) (Sierra Vista, Arizona) - Chap. Page


 1969-1970, AC-47 Spooky/Puff
From Year
1969
To Year
1970
   
Personal Memories
"Puff the Magic Dragon" ...kind'a slow but could make "Charlie" pay ...dearly
   
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications
First flight Dec. 23, 1941
Model Number C-47/R4D
Wingspan 95 feet 6 inches
Wingarea: 987 Sq Ft
Length 63 feet 9 inches
Height 17 feet
Service ceiling 24,000 feet
Normal range 1,600 miles
Maximum range 3,800 miles
Empty Weight: 16,970 lbs
Fully Loaded Weight: 33,000 lbs
Cruise speed 160 mph
Power plant Two 1,200 horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engines
Accommodation Three crew and 6,000 pounds of cargo, or 28 airborne troops, or 14 stretcher patients and three attendants


   
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Last Updated: Feb 21, 2014
   
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