Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ryan AQM-34L

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Ryan AQM-34L Marker

Inscription. Ryan
AQM-34L
Firebee
Reconnaissance Drone
1964-1975

On loan from the
National Museum
of the United States Air Force

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 32° 8.351′ N, 110° 52.223′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. It can be reached from East Valencia Road 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the southwestern section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

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

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this marker: Lockheed C-130D (a few steps from this marker); Beechcraft UC-45J (a few steps from this marker); Lockheed C-130A (a few steps from this marker); Grumman HU-16A (within shouting distance of this marker); Convair T-29B (within shouting distance of this marker); North American CT-39A (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed/Vega PV-2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Convair C-131 (R4Y-1) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.

Also see . . . Ryan Firebee.

The Ryan Firebee is a series of target drones developed by the Ryan Aeronautical Company beginning in 1951. It was one of the first jet-propelled drones, and remains one of the most widely used target drones ever built. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Ryan AQM-34L and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Ryan AQM-34L and Marker

The Ryan AQM-34L Firebee image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Ryan AQM-34L Firebee

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.