United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

USAF Pilot Class 47-C

In Honor Of

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

1. USAF Pilot Class 47-C Marker

Inscription.

First USAF Pilot Class

Composed of US Army officers
many rated and with combat service

Graduated 10 October 1947

Randolph Field • Barksdale Field • Williams Field

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1947.

Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. 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. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: 20^th 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 (here, next to this marker); 500th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.

More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.

Also see . . . We Wanted Wings: A History of the Cadet Aviation Program (2005). (Submitted on December 10, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

USAF Pilot Class 47-C Marker on Memorial Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020

2. USAF Pilot Class 47-C Marker on Memorial Wall

Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.