Fyffe, Luke Cole, 1st Lt

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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1034-Navigator
Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Officer)
Primary Unit
1950-1951, AAF MOS 1034, 343rd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
Service Years
1943 - 1951
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First Lieutenant

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Home State
Texas
Texas
Year of Birth
1924
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Marshall, Texas; Sulphur, Louisiana
Last Address
Yokota AB, Japan
Casualty Date
Oct 24, 1951
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location
Korea
Conflict
Korean War
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Remains not recovered

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Korean War Fallen
  1951, Korean War Fallen


 1950-1951, B-29 Superfortress
From Year
1950
To Year
1951
   
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Not Specified
   
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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: Feb 5, 2018
   
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  • Anderson, Ted, SSgt, (1951-1955)
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  • Browning, Wilbert, TSgt, (1946-1966)
  • Coffman, Bill, TSgt, (1951-1973)
  • Conner, Ralph, Lt Col, (1951-1972)
  • Cook, Earl, SSgt, (1950-1954)
  • Costello, Ronald, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Courtney, Wilbur, CMSgt, (1947-1972)
  • Dalquie, Roland, SSgt, (1951-1955)
  • Davis, Buster, MSgt, (1947-1967)
  • Davis, Clayton, SSgt, (1951-1961)
  • Devereaux, Bob, SSgt, (1949-1957)
  • Dickerson, John, M., Cpl, (1947-1950)
  • Dismore, Willis, SSgt, (1948-1952)
  • Ellis, Richard I., TSgt, (1949-1952)
  • Enmark, Harry, A1C, (1951-1955)
  • Escamilla, Patricio R., AB, (1951-1954)
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  • Fiori, Almondo, SSgt, (1949-1952)
  • Flanagan, John, TSgt
  • FRANKLIN, SCOTT, A1C, (1950-1953)
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  • Hall, Howard
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