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

Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

1. Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail Decoy Missile Marker

Inscription. Mc Donnell
ADM-200
Quail
Decoy Missile
1961-1971

On Loan From
The U.S. Air Force 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 1961.

Location. 32° 8.46′ N, 110° 52.084′ 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. Boeing B-52D Stratofortress Bomber (a few steps from this marker); Martin B-57E Canberra Bomber (a few steps from this marker); Dassault Mystère IV A Fighter-Bomber (within shouting distance of this marker); Dassault-Breguet Dornier Alpha Jet A (within shouting distance of this marker); English Electric F.53 Lightning (within shouting distance of this marker); Folland T. Mk. 1 Gnat (within shouting distance of this marker); Convair B-58A Hustler (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI (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 . . . ADM-20 Quail.

The McDonnell ADM-20 Quail was a subsonic, jet powered, air-launched decoy cruise missile built by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The Quail was designed to be launched by the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber and its original United States Air Force designation was GAM-72 (GAM standing for Guided Aircraft Missile).

(Submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail Decoy Missile and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

2. The Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail Decoy Missile and Marker

The Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail Decoy Missile next to a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021

3. The Mc Donnell ADM-20C Quail Decoy Missile next to a B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber

Boeing B-52D-40-BW (SN 56-0695) in flight launching Quail decoy image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Government Photo

4. Boeing B-52D-40-BW (SN 56-0695) in flight launching Quail decoy

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.