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

Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat Marker

Inscription. Folland
T. Mk. 1
Gnat
Trainer
1960-1978

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 1960.

Location. 32° 8.438′ N, 110° 52.092′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Thomas Jay Park. Marker can be reached from East Valencia Road, 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the northeastern 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet A (here, next to this marker); English Electric F.53 Lightning (a few steps from this marker); Hawker Mk 58 Hunter (within shouting distance of this marker); Dassault Mystère IV A Fighter-Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing B-52D Stratofortress Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker); Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail (within shouting distance of this marker); Hunting T.3A Jet Provost (within shouting distance of this marker); Martin B-57E Canberra Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

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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 . . . Folland Gnat.

Although never used as a fighter by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Gnat T.1 jet trainer variant was adopted and operated for some time. In the United Kingdom, the Gnat became well known due to its prominent use as the display aircraft of the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatic team. The Gnat F.1 was exported to Finland, Yugoslavia and India. The Indian Air Force became the largest operator and eventually manufactured the aircraft under licence. Impressed by its performance during combat, India proceeded to develop the improved HAL Ajeet, a modified variant of the Gnat. In British service, the Gnat was replaced by the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. Source:

(Submitted on January 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat and Marker

The Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat

Folland Gnat in flight image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Adrian Pingstone, circa 2008

4. Folland Gnat in flight

Folland Gnat T.Mk1 (XS102 in RAF service, now XR991/G-MOUR) during a display at Kemble Air Day on 15th June 2008 at Kemble Airport, Gloucestershire, England. Built 1964 for the RAF as XS102, put on the civil register in 1990. This aircraft, kept at Kemble, is painted in the colours of a former RAF display team who used Gnats - the Yellowjacks. The reason for the serial change is that XS102 never served with the Yellowjacks but XR991 did.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.