Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
61st Troop Carrier Squadron
The missing man formation of the
61 st Troop Carrier Squadron
World War II
In memory of those
no longer with us who
flew, maintained, or supported
the C-47 in the U.S. Military Services
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 39° 7.091′ N, 75° 27.37′ W. Memorial is near 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 and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself 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: C-133 Cargomaster (a few steps from this marker); Asian American and Pacific Islander U.S. Air Force Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Berlin Airlift Memorial (a few steps from this marker); P-51 Mustang (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 9/11 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Commemoration Park (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
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Photographed by Pete Skillman, August 23, 2024
2. 61st Troop Carrier 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 341 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on March 8, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on March 8, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on August 23, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
