History of the 51-6601
Manufactured by Lockheed Aircraft, Burbank CA and delivered to the USAF on: 3 Jul. 1952.
Jul. 1952-----To 3560th Pilot Training Wing (Air Training Command),Webb AFB, TX (deployment to Nellis AFB, NV)
Apr. 1958-----To 3510th Flying Training Wing (ATC), Randolph, AFB, TX
Mar. 1962-----To 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB, TX
Jan. 1964-----To 2nd Bombardment (Heavy) Wing (Strategic Air Command) Barksdale, AFB, LA
Jun. 1964-----Dropped from inventory by transfer to Museum Status.
Restored by:
Retired Air Force Sergeants (The Three Amigos)
Gil Oliver, Jim Pickelmann, Athel Doty.
Special Thanks To:
Leading Edge Aviation Services, Greenville Metal Works,
City of Greenville, General Aviation, and Vector Pest Control
Dedicated:
To those who flew them and to those who kept them flying.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 33° 28.863′ N, 90° 59.455′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Mississippi, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Airport Boulevard
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Lockheed T-33A (here, next to this marker); Symbols Tell Stories (approx. 4.2 miles away); Winterville (approx. 4.2 miles away); Winterville Mounds (approx. 4.2 miles away); Coleman High School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (approx. 5.8 miles away); Harriet Blanton Theobald Park (approx. 5.9 miles away); Nelson Street (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
More about this marker. Eastern Terminus of Airport Boulevard under the plane.
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Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
