Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Dr. S. Harry Robertson III

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017

1. Dr. S. Harry Robertson III Marker

Inscription. Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Dr. S. Harry Robertson III
1934 —
Father of Crashworthy Fuel Systems Dr. S. Harry Robertson, a life-long Arizonan, has made unique contributions to military and commercial aviation. They can be summarized in three words: “They saved lives!” As an Air Force pilot and crash investigator in the 1950s, he developed an abiding interest in reducing aircraft fires and improving crash survivability. Thousands of pilots, crewmen and passengers who might otherwise have died in helicopter accidents are living tribute to Robertson who pioneered crashworthy fuel systems. Robertson Fuel Systems, founded in 1976, remains active in Tempe. DR. Robertson and his wife reside in Phoenix, AZ. February 2012

Erected 2012.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 33° 27.154′ N, 111° 44.125′ W. Marker is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is at the intersection of N. Greenfield Road and E. McKellips Road, on the right when traveling north on N. Greenfield Road. Located at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at Falcon Field Airport.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2017 N Greenfield Road, Mesa AZ 85215, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: MGen Barry Morris Goldwater, USAFR (here, next to this marker); Major Frederick E. Ferguson (here, next to this marker); Colonel Bruce Perry Crandall U.S. Army (Ret.) (here, next to this marker); Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret) (here, next to this marker); General Seth Jefferson McKee, USAF (Ret.) (here, next to this marker); Sergei I. Sikorsky (here, next to this marker); Captain Ted Elvans Lines (AAF) (here, next to this marker); Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mesa.

Also see . . .
1. Dr. S. Harry Robertson III. The National Aviation Hall of Fame website entry (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

2. Commemorative Air Force Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Dr. S. Harry Robertson III image. Click for full size.

via National Aviation Hall of Fame, unknown

2. Dr. S. Harry Robertson III

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017

3. Dr. S. Harry Robertson III Marker

Markers at the Commemorative Air Force Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017

4. Markers at the Commemorative Air Force Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 2. submitted on April 30, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.