Cessna T-37 Tweet Marker

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Randolph Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Cessna T-37 Tweet

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

1. Cessna T-37 Tweet Marker

Inscription.

First jet aircraft of its type with side-by-side seating for instructor and student. Used in pilot instructor training at Randolph 1965-

Speed: 380 mph
Range: 663 miles
Weight: 6,600 lb
Service Ceiling: 35,100 ft

Erected by Randolph Air Force Base.

Location. 29° 32.2′ N, 98° 16.821′ W. Marker is in Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. Marker is at the intersection of C Street East and Northeast Drive, on the right when traveling west on C Street East. Click for map. Access is restricted due to Randolph AFB being an active military installation. Marker is in this post office area: Universal City TX 78148, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Post Chapel (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); Building 100 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Missing Man Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Exchange (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gas and Electric Sub Station (approx. ¼ mile away); PX Filling Station (approx. ¼ mile away); Comanche Lookout (approx. 6.1 miles away); M-1905 Field Gun (approx. 12.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Randolph Air Force Base.

Regarding Cessna T-37 Tweet. The final training flight of a United States Air Force (USAF) T-37 occurred at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, on June 17, 2009, and all
USAF T-37s were officially retired on July 31, 2009.

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

2. Cessna T-37 Tweet Marker

Also see . . .
1. Last Training Flight of the T-37. (Submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. T-37 Tweet Fact Sheet. (Submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Cessna T-37 Tweet Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

3. Cessna T-37 Tweet

Cessna T-37 Tweet and Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

4. Cessna T-37 Tweet and Marker

The Taj Mahal (Bldg 100) is in background.

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 920 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.