Gibsonburg in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lockhead T-33A "Shooting Star"
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 5, 2021
1. Lockhead T-33A "Shooting Star" Marker
The aircraft on display is a Lockheed T-33A "Shooting Star", Serial Number 51-16988, painted and marked to depict being assigned to the 180th fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, at the Toledo Express Airport during the mid 1950's.
This T-33 is on loan from the Museum of the United States Air Force
Procurement: Mayor Edward Herman, Jr.
Communications: James Rusher
Design: James Havens
Disassembly & Transportation
Dennis Bixby Micheal Bixby Diane Darling Edward Herman, Jr.
Fund Raising
Paul Helle Edward Herman, Jr. James L. Tille Jeremy L. Holcomb Dee Herman Paulcia King Andrew Dean
Reassembly & Restoration
Margaret Halle Paul Helle Jim Helle Don Jett Dennis Bixby Tom Tille Mike Tille Tom Younker
Installation & Erection
James Havens Antonio Picduto Mark Kirson Mid-Ohio Lime Scott Heilman
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.
Location. 41° 23.209′ N, 83° 19.156′ W. Marker is in Gibsonburg, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is on East Stone Street just west of Hurlbet Street, on the right when
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Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: On September 11, 1941, Ground Breaking Started On The Pentagon. Exactly 60 Years Later (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bent And Twisted Metal Before You (within shouting distance of this marker); Gibsonburg Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); This Memorial Is Dedicated To All Who Served Aboard Submarines. (within shouting distance of this marker); Watching Over Them (within shouting distance of this marker); Survivor Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The Village Of Gibsonburg Welcoms You To Williams Park (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory Of Sandusky County's POWs (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gibsonburg.
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 5, 2021
2. Lockhead T-33A "Shooting Star" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 395 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
