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Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Northrop T-38 Talon

 
 
Northrop T-38 Talon Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., January 27, 2025
1. Northrop T-38 Talon Marker
Inscription. Advanced jet trainer used in undergraduate pilot training and pilot instruction training from 1961-1971

Speed: 710 knots (1.2 mach)
Weight: 12,500 lbs
Range: 1,100 miles
Service Ceiling 45,000 ft
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
 
Location. 39° 6.77′ N, 121° 23.291′ W. Marker is in Beale Air Force Base, California, in Yuba County. It is on Warren Shingle Road, on the right when traveling east. At the entrance to the Recce Point Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17440 Warren Shingle Rd, Beale AFB CA 95903, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in Sacramento Valley, and specifically in the Central Valley. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beale AFB POW/MIA Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 100 Years of Military Flying Heritage (about 600 feet away); SR-71A Blackbird (about 700 feet away); MC-12W Project Liberty Team Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Independence Hall (approx. Ό mile away); U2 Dragon Lady (approx. half a mile away); General Edward F. Beale (approx. half a mile away); B-29 Propeller (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beale Air Force Base.
 
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Northrop T-38 Talon and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin W., January 27, 2025
2. Northrop T-38 Talon and Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 120 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2025, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
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