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Convair F2Y F “SeaDart”

[Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum]

 
 
Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” Marker
Inscription. There were only 5 Convair F2Y SeaDarts made. This is the only seaplane to have exceeded the speed of sound.
 
Erected by Aerospace Discovery at Florida Air Museum.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, ColdWaterways & Vessels.
 
Location. 27° 58.932′ N, 82° 1.67′ W. Marker is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. Memorial is on James C. Ray Drive, 0.1 miles east of Medulla Road, on the right when traveling west. 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Boeing 307 Stratoliner 1939 (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman F-14-D “Tomcat” (within shouting distance of this marker); XFV-1 “The Salmon” (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); MiG-21 MF 1970 (about 500 feet away); Boeing 727 “Tampa Bay Pacemaker” (about 500 feet away); Cirrus VK-30 (about 600 feet away); PA-47 “Piper Jet” (about 600 feet away); C-47 “SkyTrain” (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.
 
Also see . . .  Convair F2Y Sea Dart: A Fighter Jet On Waterskis
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. (Submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” Marker
Convair F2Y F “SeaDart” image. Click for full size.
U.S. Navy/Public Domain
3. Convair F2Y F “SeaDart”
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 11, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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