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

148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron

 
 
148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Marker image. Click for full size.
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 & SpaceWar, Korean.
 
Location. 39° 7.115′ N, 75° 27.363′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Dover Air Force Base. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 Heritage Road, Dover AFB DE 19902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. POW★MIA (a few steps from this marker); T-33A (a few steps from this marker); P-51 Mustang (within shouting distance of this marker); 2nd Ferrying Group (within shouting distance of this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemoration Park (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Berlin Airlift Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 27 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on November 11, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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