Grand Forks Air Force Base in Grand Forks County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
B-25J "Flo"
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
1. B-25J "Flo" Marker
Dedicated to the men of the 321st Bombardment Group, 57th Bombardment Wing, who flew and fought in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations in World War II. This aircraft is representative of the one flown by 1st Lt John H. O'Keefe of Grand Forks, N.D., president of the 321st Association and Grand Forks Air Force Base Volunteers, July 1982.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 47° 56.844′ N, 97° 22.015′ W. Memorial is in Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, in Grand Forks County. It is on 19th Avenue near 25th Street North East. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2523 19th Avenue, Grand Forks AFB ND 58205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Red River Valley and in Greater Grand Forks Area. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Missile Transporter Erector (within shouting distance of this marker); Minuteman III ICBM (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) Project (approx. 6.4 miles away); C.C.C. Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away).
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
2. B-25J "Flo" Marker
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 26, 2020
3. B-25J "Flo"
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
