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

Aero Spacelines B-377SG

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Aero Spacelines B-377SG Marker

Inscription.
Aero Spacelines B-377SG Super Guppy Cargo Transport
1965-1995

On loan from NASA

Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 32° 8.398′ N, 110° 52.218′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. It can be reached from East Valencia 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: Lockheed VP-3A Orion (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Convair T-29B (within shouting distance of this marker); Sikorsky VH-34C (within shouting distance of this marker); C-121A "Columbine 1" (within shouting distance of this marker); Convair C-131 (R4Y-1) (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed VC-121A (within shouting distance of this marker); Fokker C-31A (within shouting distance of this marker); Beechcraft UC-45J (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 . . . Aero Spacelines Super Guppy.

The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft that is used for hauling outsize cargo components. It was the successor to the Pregnant Guppy, the first of the Guppy aircraft produced by Aero Spacelines. Five were built in two variants, both of which were colloquially referred to as the "Super Guppy". Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional commentary.
1.

Aero Spacelines B-377SG and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. Aero Spacelines B-377SG and Marker

The marker is in front of the nose wheel.

Built at Van Nuys Airport
I grew up near Van Nuys Airport in the 1960s. Seeing the Super Guppy aircraft fly was amazing. Employees told me they tossed around a Frisbee inside the parked aircraft. A documentary about the airport, “One Six Right”, shows the origin of the Super Guppy.

— Submitted February 6, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.

The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.