Luke Air Force Base in Glendale in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Dedicated to USAF Pilots and Support Personnel

Dedicated to USAF Pilots Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2026

1. Dedicated to USAF Pilots Marker

Inscription. Upper Panel
Dedicated to USAF Pilots and Support Personnel for their superb achievements in training German Fighter Pilots at Luke A.F.B.
23 August 1957 - 16 March 1983

T-33/F-84 1957 - 1964
Hours Flown: 75000
Pilots Trained: 830

TF/F-104 1964 - 1983
Hours Flown: 269750
Pilots Trained: 1868

Lower Panel
In Memoriam
The German Air Force and the German Navy bow in deep respect for the American and the German pilots who gave their lives while serving in the training programs for German Fighter Pilots

Erected by The German Air Force and the German Navy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 33° 32.397′ N, 112° 21.714′ W. Memorial is in Glendale, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Luke Air Force Base. It can be reached from West Falcon Street east of North 140th Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Luke Air Force Base AZ 85309, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert,

in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area,

and in the Tohono

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O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed F-104G Starfighter (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); KNIFE-13 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell Douglas F-15B Eagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Republic F-84F Thunderstreak (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); North American F-100C Super Sabre (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Glendale.

Dedicated to USAF Pilots and Support Personnel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2026

2. Dedicated to USAF Pilots and Support Personnel Marker

In Commemoration of image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 19, 2026

3. In Commemoration of

In Commemoration of a decade of fighter pilot comradeship mutually beneficial to NATO, the Federal Republic of Germany, and to the United States
September 22, 1973
Tom Rhone
Litton Systems, Inc.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 22, 2026, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.