Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Douglas EA-IF
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021
1. Douglas EA-IF Marker
EA-IF
Skyraider
1955-1968
On loan from the National
Museum of Naval Aviation
Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 32° 8.448′ N, 110° 52.243′ 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 western 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 this marker: Fairey AEW.3 (a few steps
this page online
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 . . . Douglas A-1 Skyraider.
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly known as AD Skyraider) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s. The Skyraider had a remarkably long and successful career; it became a piston-engined anachronism in the jet age, and was nicknamed "Spad", after the French World War I fighter. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021
2. The Douglas EA-IF and Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021
3. The Douglas EA-IF
Public Domain - US Navy photo - Paul Shelby, circa 1966
4. EA-1F (AD-5Q) ECM aircraft, BuNo 135010, of CVW-9 in 1966
A Douglas EA-1F Skyraider ECM-aircraft (BuNo. 135010) of airborne early warning squadron VAW-13 Zappers over the Gulf of Tonkin in 1966. VAW-13's Det. M was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65). The aircraft carries an APS-31C radar on the starboard wing. An APS-19 radar and two ALT-2 jamming pods are carried under the port wing. This aircraft was lost in an cold catapult shot from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) on 19 June 1966. Equipment: AN/APS-19: X-band search and intercept radar; AN/APS-31C: X-band search and navigational radar; AN/ALT-2: X/S/L-band radar noise jamming transmitter.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
