Vance, Leon Robert, Jr., Lt Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1060-Bombardment Unit Commander
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1944, AAF MOS 1060, 847th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
Service Years
1939 - 1944
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Home State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Year of Birth
1916
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Enid, Oklahoma & Garden City, New York
Last Address
RAF Halesworth (USAAF 365), Suffolk, England

Date of Passing
Jul 26, 1944
 
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Tablets of the Missing

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  2015, In the Line of Duty
  2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 1943-1943, P-39 Airacobra
From Year
1943
To Year
1943
   
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 P-39 Airacobra Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications
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Model Bell P-39M Airacobra
Length 30.15 ft | 9.19 m
Width 33.99 ft | 10.36 m
Height 11.84 ft | 3.61 m
Engine(s) 1 x Allison V-1710-83 water-cooled engine generating 1,200hp.
Empty Weight 5,611 lbs | 2,545 kg
MTOW 8,400 lbs | 3,810 kg
Max Speed 386 mph | 621 km/h | 335 kts
Max Range 650 miles | 1,046 km
Ceiling 35,991 ft | 10,970 m | 6.8 miles
Climb Rate 3,333 ft/min (1,015.9 m/min)
Hardpoints 2
Armament 1 x 37mm cannon mounted in the nose
2 x 12.7mm machine guns
4 x 7.62mm machine guns

Up to 500lbs of external ordnance as needed.
Accommodations 1




   
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Last Updated: Jun 5, 2015
   
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  116 Also There at This Aircraft:
  • Case, Robert
  • Kaiser, Harry, Cpl, (1942-1945)
  • Leinweber, Gerald, Maj, (1941-1953)
  • McGee, Charles Edward, Brig Gen, (1942-1973)
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