Lakeland in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
C-47 “SkyTrain”
[Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum]
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. C-47 “SkyTrain” Marker
Erected by Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Industry & Commerce • War, Cold. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
Location. 27° 58.945′ N, 82° 1.8′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. It is on Rocky Road north of James C. Ray Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4175 Medulla Road, Lakeland FL 33811, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: XF2Y Sea Dart (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sun 'n Fun Fly-in (about 700 feet away); Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” (about 700 feet away); Boeing 307 Stratoliner 1939 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grumman F-14-D “Tomcat” (approx. 0.2 miles away); XFV-1 “The Salmon” (approx. 0.2 miles away); MiG-21 MF 1970 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boeing 727 “Tampa Bay Pacemaker” (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.
Also see . . . Douglas C-47 Skytrain. (Submitted on March 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. C-47 “SkyTrain” Marker
Weki Commons/Public Domain, March 10, 2022
3. C-47 “SkyTrain”
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 380 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
