United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots
In Memoriam
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
1. Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots Marker
Erected by Enlisted Pilots Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.979′ 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 distance of this marker: 379th Bomb Group (H) (here, next to this marker); World War II Glider Pilots
this page online
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. The Third Lieutenants. Air Force Magazine, 1990 (Submitted on March 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. The Enlisted Pilot Program in the USAAF, 1941-1942: Was it Successful?. Internet Archive website entry (Submitted on March 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Flying Sergeants. Airman entry:
Enlisted pilots at the controls of the RQ-4 Global Hawk in the first year of new Air Force program (2018) (Submitted on March 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2020
2. Army Air Corps Enlisted Pilots Marker on Memorial Wall
via B26, unknown
3. Walter Beech, co-founder of Beech Aircraft Corporation
An early enlisted pilot, he was a World War I pilot and later became a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 18, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
