Caldwell, Richard Bruce, SSgt

Fallen
 
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Last Rank
Staff Sergeant
Primary Unit
1950-1952, 19th Bombardment Wing, Medium
Service Years
1947 - 1952
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Home State
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
 Year of Birth
1929
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Wauzeka, WI		 Last Address
Kadena AB, Okinawa
Casualty Date
Jan 23, 1952		  
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action		 Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Sea of Japan		 Conflict
Korean War

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Stacktrace:
 1950-1952, B-29 Superfortress
From Year
1950		 To Year
1952
   
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 B-29 Superfortress Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Boeing B-29A Superfortress
Length 99.02 ft | 30.18 m
Width 142.26 ft | 43.36 m
Height 29.56 ft | 9.01 m
Engine(s) 4 x Wright R-3350-57 radial piston engines generating 2,200hp.
Empty Weight 71,361 lbs | 32,369 kg
MTOW 141,102 lbs | 64,003 kg
Max Speed 358 mph | 576 km/h | 311 kts
Max Range 4,100 miles | 6,598 km
Ceiling 31,808 ft | 9,695 m | 6.0 miles
Climb Rate 526.3 ft/min (160.4 m/min)
Hardpoints 0
Armament 4 x 12.7mm machine guns in electrically-operated dorsal turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in electrically-operated under-nose turret
2 x 12.7mm machine guns electrically-operated turret over rear fuselage.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns electrically-operated turret under rear fuselage
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in tail gun position
1 x 20mm cannon in tail gun position

6,000lbs or internal ordnance.
Accommodations 10
Operators the United States of America
   
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Last Updated: Sep 18, 2014
   
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