Thomas Jay Park in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
English Electric F.53 Lightning
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
1. English Electric F.53 Lightning Marker
F.53
Lightning
Fighter/Bomber
1967-1986
Pima Air & Space Museum
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 1967.
Location. 32° 8.439′ N, 110° 52.078′ 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 Mystère IV A Fighter-Bomber (a few steps from this marker); Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet A (a few steps from this marker); Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat (a few steps from this marker); Martin B-57E Canberra Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing B-52D Stratofortress Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI (within shouting distance of this marker); Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail (within shouting distance of this
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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 . . . English Electric Lightning.
The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It remains the only UK-designed-and-built fighter capable of Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric, which was later absorbed by the newly-formed British Aircraft Corporation. Later the type was marketed as the BAC Lightning. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), and the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on January 4, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
2. The English Electric F.53 Lightning and Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
3. The English Electric F.53 Lightning
Public Domain - MSgt. Samual A. Hotton, USAF, December 18, 1987
4. Royal Air Force BAC Lightning fighter being lifted
A U.S. Air Force Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter from the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron lifts a derelict former Royal Air Force BAC Lightning fighter at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk (UK), on 18 December 1987.
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 176 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
