Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Lockheed EC-121T
EC-121T
Warning Star
Airborne
Early Warning
1958-1975
Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 32° 8.438′ N, 110° 52.197′ 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: Convair B-36J Peacemaker (within shouting distance of this marker); Avro AEW.Mk.2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Fokker C-31A (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed VC-121A (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing EB-47E (within shouting distance of this marker); C-121A "Columbine 1" (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas EA-IF (within shouting distance of this marker); Sepecat Jaguar GR. I (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 . . . Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star.
The Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star was an American airborne early warning and control radar surveillance aircraft operational in the 1950s in both the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF). Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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 196 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.



