Pipe Creek Township in Grissom Air Force Base in Miami County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
North American/Rockwell T-2C
158583
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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 5, 2026
1. North American/Rockwell T-2C Marker
Specifications:
Manufacture: North American/Rockwell
Designation: T-2C
Serial Number: 158583
Official name: Buckeye
Nicknames: Guppy, Attack Guppy, Trusty Tubby jet, and Safety Plane.
Function: Intermediate training aircraft, intended to introduce U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps student naval aviators and student naval flight officers to jets.
Crew: 2 (student pilot, instructor)
Wingspan: 38, 12"
Length: 38'31⁄2"
Height: 14,91⁄2"
Power plant: 2 x General Electric J85-GE-4 turbojets
Thrust: 2,950lb each
Empty weight: 8,115lb
Max T/O weight: 13,179lb
Service ceiling: 40,400ft
Range: 909nmi
Armament: None
Number Built: 231 T-2Cs. 529 total all variants.
Year retired: The Navy flew its last sortie on September 25, 2015
Mission:
The T-2C Buckeye is a tandem-seat, carrier-capable, all-purpose jet trainer used to train Navy and Marine Corps pilots and Naval Flight Officers in jet carrier operations and tactical strike missions. The aircraft's design dates back to the mid-1950s and incorporates a lot of basic, and refined technologies. This airplane was designed to withstand the beatings of carrier
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Our T-2C:
All T-2 Buckeyes were manufactured by North American at Air Force Plant 85, located just south of Port Columbus Airport in Columbus, Ohio. The name Buckeye honors the state tree of Ohio, as well as the mascot of The Ohio State University. Every jet-qualified Naval Aviator and virtually every Naval Flight Officer from the late 1950s until 2004 received training in the T-2 Buckeye, a length of service spanning four decades. By 2008 the Navy had replaced their fleet of T-2Cs with the faster T-45 Goshawk. Our T-2C is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation and is proudly exhibited in honor of all US Navy, Marine and Coast Guard aviators who passed through the gates of Bunker Hill Naval Air Station during World War II.
This exhibit is the property of the US Navy and maintained through your participation in the Grissom Air Museum donor program.
Erected by Grissom Air Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space •
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 5, 2026
2. North American/Rockwell T-2C Marker
Location. 40° 40.131′ N, 86° 7.847′ W. Marker is in Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, in Miami County. It is in Pipe Creek Township. It is at the intersection of West Hoosier Boulevard and U.S. 31, on the right when traveling west on West Hoosier Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1002 W Hoosier Blvd, Peru IN 46970, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Republic Aviation Corporation F-105D (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell Aviation F-4C (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman Aircraft F-11A (within shouting distance of this marker); Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (within shouting distance of this marker); War Dogs Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); McDonnell Aircraft F-101B (within shouting distance of this marker); 305th Bomb Group (within shouting distance of this marker); Hall of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grissom Air Force Base.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
