Blue Island in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

A-7D Corsair II

Light Attack Bomber

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

1. A-7D Corsair II Marker

Inscription.
Span: 39 ft.
Length: 46 ft.
Height: 16 ft.
Weight: 16,807 lb.
Armament: One M61A1 20-mm cannon
Bomb load: 15,000-lb.
Engine: Allison TF41 Turbofan
Cost: $2,860,000
Max speed: 663 mph
Cruising speed: 545 mph
Range: 3,000 miles
Service ceiling: 33,500 ft.
Built: 1971
1971-1991: U.S. Air Force
1991-1999: U.S. Navy

Accepted by:
Blue Island American Legion Post 50
Blue Island Park District
July 17th 1999

Dedicated to all who served our country

Erected 2000 by Blue Island American Legion Post 50; Blue Island Park District.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • Parks & Recreational Areas • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location. 41° 39.623′ N, 87° 41.265′ W. Memorial is on Blue Island, Illinois, in Cook County. It is on Highland Avenue north of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is in front of the airplane in Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12804 Highland Avenue, Blue Island IL 60406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Spanish-American War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Grand Army of the Republic

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(within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor and Remembrance of America's Women (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Island Memorial Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Island Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Blue Island Korean War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. 4.7 Inch Studebaker Field Gun Model 1906 (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blue Island Cemetery (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blue Island.

Also see . . . LTV A-7D Corsair II. From the National Museum of the United States Air Force, a history and description of the A-7D Corsair II. (Submitted on June 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

A-7D Corsair II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

2. A-7D Corsair II

The markers on the left are about a Governor's Home Town Award given to American Legion Post 50, and about the donors who helped fund the memorial.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

3. A-7D Corsair II

Memorial Park recreation building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 31, 2025

4. Memorial Park recreation building

The A-7D Corsair II can be seen south of the building.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.