Lexington Park in St. Mary's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Beech T-34B Mentor
Training Naval Aviators for Over Four Decades Loosely based on the popular civil Beech Bonanza aircraft, the T-34 began replacing the Navy's original T-6 Texan (also known as the SNJ) in 1954. In 2000, T34Cs began being replaced by the T-6A Texan II. But for over forty years, every aviator wearing Wings of Gold had received basic flight instruction in a piston-engine T-34B, or its turbo-prop-engine successor, the T-34C. Although no longer serving in the Training Command, T-34Cs remain in service as aerial spotter aircraft at various U.S. Naval and civilian collectors.
Our Display Aircraft After being delivered in 1956, Bureau Number 140921 served with the Navy's Training Command until September 1993. At that time, it was transferred to the NAS Patuxent River Flying Club, where it flew with the civil registration number N34PR. Our Mentor was transferred to PRNAM in September 2003 after logging a total of 9622.9 flight hours.
Primary Mission: Primary flight training
Crew: One Pilot, one Student Naval Aviator
U.S. Service Timeline (T-34 Series): 1954 - present
Max. Gross Weight: 3,050 lb
Dimensions: 25.9 ft length, 32.8 ft wing span
Propulsion: One Continental 0-470-4 reciprocating engine
Max. Operating Speed: 189 MPH (sea level)
Armament: None
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Erected by Patuxent River Naval Air Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education • Military. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1993.
Location. 38° 16.559′ N, 76° 27.77′ W. Marker is in Lexington Park, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. It can be reached from Three Notch Road (Maryland Route 235) just north of Buse Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park MD 20653, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 329 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
