United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Fighting Scouts of the 8th Air Force
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. Fighting Scouts of the 8th Air Force Marker
The Scouting Forces
Who Valiantly Served
July 1944 - April 1945
Experimental Scouts • 1st Scouting Force
2nd Scouting Force • 3rd Scouting Force
[all using P-51 Mustangs]
Presented 1999
Erected 1999 by The Scouting Force Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Marker is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 20th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 414th Fighter Group • 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group • 21st Fighter Group
this page online
More about this marker. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. THE SCOUTING FORCE At Steeple Morden (F-122). WWII Aircraft Performance website entry (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX). American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. Fighting Scouts of the 8th Air Force Marker on Memorial Wall
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, unknown
3. A Third Scouting Force Pilot, First Lieutenant Edward Jack Hitt
via American Air Museum in Britain, October 13, 2023
4. A P-51D Mustang (OS-G, serial number 44-13728) of the Experimental Scouting Force (SFX)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
