”57 Years in the Jet Stream” Bob Krone: 1954-2011

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North American T-6D

Bob Krone flew, Pilot Training, Marana Air Base Arizona, 1953

Specs & Performance•Span, 42 ft•Length, 29 ft•Height, 11 ft•Weight, 5,617 lbs•Armament, smoke rx•Engine, PW, R-1340, 600 hp•Crew, 2•Max Speed, 206 mph•Cruise Speed, 145 mph•Range, 1,000 miles•Ceiling, 23,200 ft

North American T-28

Bob Krone flew pilot training 1953, Big Springs, Texas

Specs & Performance•Span, 41 ft•Length, 32 ft•Height, 13 ft•Weight, •Armament, 2, 50-Cal guns, 1800 lbs stores•Engine, Wright R-1820 1,425 hp•Crew, 2•Max Speed, 346 mph•Cruise Speed, 230 mph•Range, 1,060 miles•Ceiling

Lockheed T-33A

Bob Krone flew pilot training 1953, Big Springs, Texas

Specs & Performance•Span, 37 ft•Length, 37 ft•Height, 12 ft•Weight, 15,000 lbs•Armament, 2-50 cal machine guns, nose •Engine, Allison, J-33, 5,400 lbs thrust •Crew, 2•Max Speed, 525 mph•Cruise Speed, 455 mph•Range, 1,000 miles•Ceiling, 45,000 ft.

2006 Tamiya Catalog

Lt Jack HarperWith F-84G

50 Cal Ammunition,Turner AFB, GA

1954

F-84F1954-1957

Thunderstreak

F-84Fs, Turner AFB, Georgia 1954-1957

Specs & Performance•Span, 34 ft•Length, 43 ft•Height, 15 ft•Weight, 27,000 lbs•Armament, 5, 50 cal machine guns, Rx, 6,000 lbs bombs•Engine, Wright J65 7,220 lbs thrust•Crew, 1•Max Speed, 685 mph•Cruise Speed, 535 mph•Range, 1,900 miles•Ceiling, 44,450 ft

Fifty-Four Years Ago

31st Strategic FighterWing - F-84Fs

Lead Crew of theYear - 1956

Lt. Bob Krone

Specs & Performance•Span, 33’•Length, 47’•Height, 15’•Weight, 25,390•Armament, 4/50Cal Machine Guns, wing•Engine, J-65-W-7 7,800 lbs thrust•Crew, One•Max Speed, 629mph•Cruise Speed, 542mph•Range, 2,000 miles•Ceiling 39,390’

RF-84F, 1955 High-Flight, Republic Aviation, NY to Denmark

RF84F - Thunderflash

North American F-100D/F

Bob Krone flew Turner AFB, Georgia 1957-1958; Itazuke AB, Japan 1959-1961

Specs & Performance•Span, 39 ft•Length, 54 ft•Height, 16 ft•Weight, 38,048•Armament, 4 M-39, 20mm cannons, 5000 lbs ext stores•Engine, PW J-57, 16,000 lbs thrust•Crew, 1/2•Max Speed, 926 mph•Cruise Speed, 590 mph•Range, 1,970 miles•Ceiling, 55,000 ft

F-100 & KC-135 Probe and Drogue Air Refueling

F-100 Super SabreTurner AFB

Georgia1957

Pipers & Cessnas

Bob Krone flew Aero Clubs 1954 - 1963

North American F-86A

Bob Krone flew Osan AB, Korea 1958-1959

Specs & Performance•Span, 37 ft•Length, 37 ft•Height, 15 ft•Weight, 13,791 lbs•Armament, 6 50 cal Rx, 2000 lbs bombs•Engine, GE J-47, 5,200 lbs thrust•Crew, 1•Max Speed, 685 mph•Cruise Speed, 540 mph•Range, 1200 miles•Ceiling, 49,000 ft

Army Cessna 0-1, Bird Dog

Bob Krone flew K-3 Korea 1958-1959

Specs & Performance•Span, 36 ft•Length, 25 ft•Height, 9 ft•Weight, 2400 lbs•Armament, smoke Rx•Engine, Cont 0-470, 213 hp•Crew, 2•Max Speed, 150 mph•Cruise Speed, 115 mph•Range, 530 miles•Ceiling, 20,300 ft

Douglas C-47

Bob Krone flew Pittsburgh, PA 1964-1965

Specs & Performance•Span, 95 ft•Length, 64 ft•Height, 17 ft•Weight, 33,000 lbs•Armament, none•Engine, 2 PW R-1830, 1,200 hp•Crew, 6•Max Speed, 232 mph•Cruise Speed, 175 mph•Range, 1,513 miles•Ceiling, 24,450 ft

North American T-39

Bob Krone flew Randolph AFB, TX 1966--1968

Specs & Performance•Span, 44 ft•Length, 44 ft•Height, 16 ft•Weight, 18,650 lbs•Armament, none•Engine, 2 PW,J-60 3000 lbs thrust•Crew, 2, 7 passengers•Max Speed, 538 mph•Cruise Speed, 500 mph•Range, 1,348 miles•Ceiling, 42,000 ft

2006 Tamiya Catalog

Bob Krone checked out in the F-4 at Eglin AFB,FL, 1967

Max speed – 1,400 mph, Ceiling – 59,600

Republic F-105D/F

Bob Krone flew George AFB, CA; McConnell AFB, KS; Korat Air Base, Thailand - 1963 - 1966

Specs & Performance• Span, 35 ft * Max Speed, 1390 mph• Length, 64 ft * Cruise, 778 mph• Height, 20 ft * Range, 2206 miles• Weight, 52,838 * Ceiling, 51,000• Engine, PW, J-75, 24,500 lbs thrust • Crew, 1,2•Armament, M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon, 12,000 lbs ordnance

OLIVER NORTH INTRODUCTION OF “ROLLING THUNDER,” 2 OCT 2005, “WAR STORIES”, FOX NEWS

COMBAT FLYING MENU

The F-105D, My combat airplane The North Vietnam Scene, 1965 -1966 Ending the 1965 Bombing Halt Mission Bob Krone’s 2006 Meaning of the

Vietnam War

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Korat Air Base Thailand

Hanoi

Korat Air Base, Thailand

Mekong River -- Thailand-Laos Border

F-105D - Vietnam

Southeast Asia – Vietnam War

Battle Damage - Captain Fred de Jong’s F-105D Thunderchief - 1966

Missile Radar Homing and Missile Launch Indicator – F-105D – April 1966

GAM 63 B - Bullpup

Napalm

Sidewinder AA

2000 Pound Bomb

500 Pound Bombs 450 Gallon Tank

The 469th

TFS PresentsThe 100 Mission

Trophy toBob Krone3 Jun 1966,Korat Air

Base, Thailand

Bob Krone Medals

• Silver Star• Bronze Star• 4 DFCs• 11 Air Medals

100 Missions to North Vietnam – 125 Total SEA Missions

Major Bob Krone’s

100th Mission over North

Vietnam, USAF Video,

3 June 1966

Bob & Sue Krone at Air Force One - 19 March 2006

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