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Heckel, Charles, Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Decatur, IL
Last Address 6705 Brookfield Rd Columbia, SC 29206
Date of Passing Sep 22, 2015
Location of Interment Fort Jackson National Cemetery (VA) - Columbia, South Carolina
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral 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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