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Donovan, William (Gary Donovan), Lt Col USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town San Marcos
Last Address 3535 Linda Vista Dr San Marcos, CA
Date of Passing Aug 05, 2018
Location of Interment Miramar National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
The United Stated Air Force Certifies that Major William G. Donovan ..FR has successfully completed the F-100 Aircraft General and is herewith awarded this Certificate of Training - signed Harold M. Christiansen, Lt Colonel, USAF Commander, 58 Tac Tng Sq - 8 February 1971.(Certificate does not give base but it was Luke AFB, AZ).
William G Donovan was stationed at Phang Rang Air Base, Vietnam in 1971 with the 612 TFS flying the F-100 - he was also Operations Officer 612 Tac Fighter Squadron. (A photo of him and letters from him indicate he was there circa March 1971 - July of 1971.
Source: Flight Records: First flight 29 Jan 1971 F-100D/F and last flight 17 July 1971. - No location given and assumed to be combat missions.
Flight Records: F-100 MDS 107 Total Hours 644.3 Pilot 643.1 C0-Pilot 1.2. (I assume this was the total for both F-100 assignments - see the 1965 entry)
Combat Patch in possession of Wm. G. Donovan for F-100 Vietnam - 83 Missions (This had to be in 1971.
Major William G. Donovan distinguished himself by extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a tactical combat crewmember in Southeast Asia. During this period he displayed courage, professional competence and selfless devotion in the successful completion of important combat missions. These distinctive achievements were accomplished while engaged in hazadrous operations requiring frequent and repeated exposure to hostile ground fire.....Type of Aircraft F-100; Number of Missions 82; Number of hours 131.8; Crew Position Pilot; Dates between 28 Mar a971 and 25 Jun 1971 - signed by Donald Johnson, Lt. Col. 612th TFS Phan Rang AB, RVN (PACAF)
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F-100 Super Sabre Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model North American F-100D Super Sabre Length 49.51 ft | 15.09 m Width 38.75 ft | 11.81 m Height 16.24 ft | 4.95 m Engine(s) 1 x Pratt & Whitney J 57-P21 turbojet with afterburning generating 17,000lbs of thrust. Empty Weight 20,999 lbs | 9,525 kg MTOW 34,833 lbs | 15,800 kg Max Speed 864 mph | 1,390 km/h | 751 kts Max Range 1,995 miles | 3,210 km Ceiling 45,000 ft | 13,716 m | 8.5 miles Climb Rate 16,000 ft/min (4,877 m/min) Hardpoints 6 Armament 4 x 20mm cannons
External hardpoints for an additional 7,500lbs of ordnance including: Dumb Bombs, Drop Tanks and Rocket Pods. Accommodations 1
Major Variants * F-100A - Initial Production Model * F-100B - Proposed Mach 2 / nuclear-capable fighter-bomber; would go on to become the YF-107 prototype series. * F-100C - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; inflight refueling capability; more powerful engine. * F-100D - Fighter-Bomber Variant with improvements; fitted with ECm equipment and low-altitude bombing system.
