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

148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

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

1. 148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the living and deceased members of the 148th who reopened this facility, at the height of the Korean Conflict on Feb. 1, 1951. The unit served at Dover A.F.B. until Oct. 31, 1952 flying F-51D, F-84C and F-94B aircraft.

Erected by The 148th Fighter Squadron Association and the National Guard Associations of Pennsylvania.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean.

Location. 39° 7.11′ N, 75° 27.36′ W. Memorial is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Dover Air Force Base. It can be reached from Heritage 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 Heritage Road, Dover AFB DE 19902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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

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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: POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); Commemoration Park (a few steps from this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); P-51 Mustang (within shouting distance of this marker); Asian American and Pacific Islander U.S. Air Force Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); T-33A (within shouting distance of this marker); 61st Troop Carrier Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.

148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 23, 2024

2. 148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron 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 340 times since then and 18 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.