South Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
F-84F "Thunderstreak"
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2008
1. F-84F Marker
Manufactured by Republic Aircraft Corp
Specifications:
Span: 33ft 7in Length: 43ft 5in
Height: 15ft 0in Weight: 27,000lbs max
Armament:
Six .50 caliber machine-guns
Carried an arrangement of ordinance:
32x 5in rockets 6,000lbs of bombs
2x 11.5in / 16x 5in / 24x 5in rockets
2 each 1000lb bombs and 18x 5in rockets
Engine: One Wright J65-W-3 with 7,200lbs of thrust
Performance:
Max speed: 685mph Cruising speed: 535mph
Range: 1,000miles Service ceiling: 44,450ft
Extended range: 1,900miles using two external fuel stations
Flown by the 121st TFW: 1957-1962
Active duty tour: Oct 1961 - Aug 1962
Erected by Ohio Air National Guard.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1962.
Location. 39° 48.896′ N, 82° 56.81′ W. Marker is near Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in South Columbus. Marker is on Rickenbacker Drive, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in aircraft static display park just inside main gate of Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (off Second Street), at Rickenbacker International Airport. Access is restricted due to location on a military base. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A-7D "Corsair II" (a few steps from this marker); F-100D "Super Sabre" (a few steps from this marker); Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (approx. 0.6 miles away); Tuskegee Airmen (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Lockbourne (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lockbourne Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Additional commentary.
1. Spelling on the marker
The spelling of Ordinance has been taken verbatim from the marker rather than the word Ordnance.
— Submitted March 10, 2021.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2008
2. F-84F and Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2008
3. F-84F "Thunderstreak"
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2008
4. F-100D, A-7D, and F-84F
Rickenbacker Air Force Base marker at base of flagpole.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2008
5. Rickenbacker Air Force Base Marker
Lockbourne Air Force Base renamed after death of Columbus native and World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,163 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on March 10, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
