Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

2nd Ferrying Group

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 11, 2019

1. 2nd Ferrying Group Memorial

Inscription. Dedicated in remembrance of
all who served in the
2nd Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division
Air Transport Command,
New Castle Army Base, Delaware.
1942-1946

The group delivered aircraft all over the world and was the first to utilize women pilots, the WAFS and WASPS.

In late 1943, the group established a scheduled military airline "Crescent Caravan" from New Castle, Delaware to Calcutta, India, flying C-54 type aircraft.

Turning final

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 39° 7.1′ N, 75° 27.37′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Dover Air Force Base. It can be reached from Perimeter Road 0.7 miles west of Bayside Drive (Delaware Route 9), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1301 Perimeter Rd, Dover AFB DE 19902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Mid-Atlantic,

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on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: P-51 Mustang (here, next to this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Commemoration Park (a few steps from this marker); Asian American and Pacific Islander U.S. Air Force Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 61st Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Berlin Airlift Memorial (a few steps from this marker); POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); C-133 Cargomaster (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

2nd Ferrying Group Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 23, 2024

2. 2nd Ferrying Group Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 23, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.