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Scoggins, David B (VPA), SMSgt USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Albion
Last Address 99 Hastings Ave Fairfield Twp, OH 45011
Primarily working as VPA here at TWS. I love my job!! Trying to keep up with the Grandkids. Tyler is 23 and working at Fed Ex Ground. Amanda and Jacalyn are 19 and both working. Andrew is 16 and a Junior doing home schooling with K12. Faye is kept scrambling with running the girls to/from work, taking me to my Doctors appointments, going to therapy, shopping, etc. I also read a lot. Usually have several, mostly fiction, books availble. Just finished "The Haj" by James Michener. Things haven't changed in that part of the world in thousands of years. Wear compression stockings all day or put on my leg compressors in the evening when I'm done with TWS. Other than that, it's pretty quiet around the old homestead.
Worked on the Indiana Guard AC-119Gs before they were turned over to RegAF. First time on R-3350 engines. Had a great tutor from the Guard engine shop. I think he taught me to good because every time a plane broke away from Nha Trang, I had to go fix it. Choice places like; Tan Son Nhut, Danang, Tuy Hoa,and my favorite, Ban Me Thuot City, an army Helicopter base with a 750' dirt strip. Had to ride the airplane out of there. That was exciting!!
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AC-119G/K Shadow/Stinger Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Fairchild AC-119G Shadow / Stinger Length 86.38 ft | 26.33 m Width 109.28 ft | 33.31 m Height 26.64 ft | 8.12 m Engine(s) 2 x Wright R-3350-85 Duplex Cyclone radial piston engines generating 3,500hp each. Empty Weight 40,124 lbs | 18,200 kg MTOW 61,950 lbs | 28,100 kg Max Speed 208 mph | 335 km/h | 181 kts Max Range 1,926 miles | 3,100 km Ceiling 23,294 ft | 7,100 m | 4.4 miles Climb Rate 950 ft/min (289.56 m/min) Hardpoints 0 Armament 4 x 7.62mm miniguns Accommodations 6 Operators South Vietnam and the United States of America
