South Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
A-7D "Corsair II"
Manufactured by LTV Aerospace Corp.
Specifications:
Span: 38ft 8in Length: 46ft 1in
Height: 16ft 1in Weight: 39,325lbs max
Armament:
One Vulcan multi-barrel M61A1 20mm rapid fire cannon
Carried an arrangement of ordinance:
Air-to-air missiles Rockets
Air-to-surface missiles Gun pods
Bombs (up to 15,000pounds)
Engine:
One Allison TF-41-A-1 turbofan - 16,000lbs of thrust
Performance:
Max speed: 691mph
Cruising speed: 545mph
Range: 2,281miles
Service ceiling: 33,500ft
Extended range: 3,044miles using four external fuel stations
Flown by the 121st TFW from 1974 to Sep 1992
Erected by Ohio Air National Guard.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1992.
Location. 39° 48.889′ N, 82° 56.807′ W. Marker is near Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus. Marker is on Rickenbacker Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in aircraft static display park just inside main gate of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (off Second Street), at Rickenbacker International Airport. Access is restricted due to location on a military base. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7372 Zistel St, Columbus OH 43217, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. F-84F "Thunderstreak" (a few steps from this marker); F-100D "Super Sabre" (a few steps from this marker); Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tuskegee Airmen (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Lockbourne (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lockbourne Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Additional commentary.
1. Spelling on the marker
The spelling of Ordinance has been taken verbatim from the marker rather than the word Ordnance.
— Submitted March 10, 2021.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,750 times since then and 5 times this year. Last updated on March 11, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.