Coolbaugh Township in Tobyhanna in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

OV-1B Grumman Mohawk

1959

Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019

1. OV-1B Grumman Mohawk Marker

Inscription.
Used for Aerial Reconnaissance, the 'B' model Mo[h]awk was
[e]quipped with A[N]/APS-94C Side Looking Radar (SLAR).
This Aircraft was [a]ssigned to the 245th Surveillance Airplane
Company [SAC] in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970. The Aircraft
flew over 2000 Combat Hours monitoring enemy activity
along the DMZ and Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Length 44 ft • Height 13 ft • Wingspan 48 ft
Max Weight 16,643 lbs • Ceiling 29,500 ft
Engines 2 Lycoming T53-L-7 • Horsepower 1150 HP ea
Max Speed 290 Mph

Erected by Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, Vietnam.

Location. 41° 11.165′ N, 75° 25.797′ W. Memorial is in Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, in Monroe County. It is in Coolbaugh Township. It is on Hap Arnold Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Marker is adjacent to the airplane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard, Tobyhanna PA 18466, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pocono Mountains

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: AN/TSQ-54 Transportable Satellite Communication Terminal (within shouting distance of this marker); F-14A Tomcat (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); RC-12H Guardrail Common Sensor (about 500 feet away); AN/TSW-7A Air Traffic Control Central (about 600 feet away); AN/TSQ-72 Landing Control Central (about 700 feet away); AN/MPQ-4 Mobile Beam-Intercept Non-Tracking Radar (approx. 0.2 miles away); AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder (approx. 0.2 miles away); AN/MPQ-10 Lightweight Transportable Radar Set (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tobyhanna.

More about this memorial. Tobyhanna Army Depot requires approved ID for entrance, and NO photography is allowed without prior approval from the depot commander. The contributor contacted Public Affairs, which had previously taken the photos, had them reviewed and approved, and then provided them to the contributor electronically. The contributor, being retired military, has been to the Depot and passed all of the markers along the entrance drive (but could not take photos). Thanks to Depot Public Affairs for providing the photographs, which highlight the important work the depot and US Army does for America.

Also see . . .
1. The Last of the Mohawks

OV-1B Grumman Mohawk image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tobyhanna Army Depot Public Affairs, July 19, 2019

2. OV-1B Grumman Mohawk

. Smithsonian Air & Space Magazine (1997) (Submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

2. Tobyhanna Army Depot. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Tobyhamma Army Depot History image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, unknown

3. Tobyhamma Army Depot History

U.S. Army website entry
Click for more information.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 13, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.