Near Elk Fork in Vinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lockheed T33 Shooting Star

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

1. Lockheed T33 Shooting Star Marker

Inscription.
Engine - Allison J-33 A-35
of 5,200 lb thrust
Span - 38 ft.-10.5 in.
Length - 37 ft.-9 in.
Height - 11 ft.-4 in.
Weight - 8,084 lbs. empty
Max Takeoff - 14,442 lbs.
Max Speed - 600 mph
Cruising Speed - 455 mph
Range - 1,345 miles
Service Ceiling - 46,800 ft.
Crew - 2
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Built between 1948 and 1959, a total of 6,000 were built. Their primary use was as a trainer. This plane came from Rickenbacker ANG. Base, and is on loan to Vinton Co. Airport form the United States Air Force National Museum Wright Patterson A.F.B. Ohio

Erected by Vinton County Airport.

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

Location. 39° 19.616′ N, 82° 26.377′ W. Memorial is near Elk Fork, Ohio, in Vinton County. It is on Airport Road (County Road 22), on the left when traveling east. Marker and aircraft are on display at the Vinton County Airport. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Mc Arthur OH 45651, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial

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is in the Hocking Hills

and in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Creola (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Cox Covered Bridge (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ranger Station Mound (approx. 3.6 miles away); Forest Of Honor (approx. 3.6 miles away); Adena Culture (approx. 3.6 miles away); Hope Schoolhouse / Hiking In Ohio (approx. 4.7 miles away); Hope Schoolhouse (approx. 4.8 miles away); Selinde Roosenburg (approx. 4.8 miles away).

Also see . . . T-33 Shooting Star. (Submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Lockheed T33 Shooting Star and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

2. Lockheed T33 Shooting Star and Marker

Lockheed T33 Shooting Star image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

3. Lockheed T33 Shooting Star

Vinton County Airport Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

4. Vinton County Airport Building

Airplane Quilt Square at Vinton County Airport image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2009

5. Airplane Quilt Square at Vinton County Airport

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,747 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 1, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.