Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

USAF Helicopter Pilots

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009

1. USAF Helicopter Pilots Marker

Inscription.

We chose to live with honor. The beat of blades signaled our passing. Our pulse one with the machine echoed destiny's call. Those brave deeds witnessed and recorded by a now silent sky are our legacy. For we have lived...

Concept - Leonardo da Vinci 1492
Realization - Igor Sikorsky 1942

[Dedicated] 15 May 1992

Erected 1992 by USAF Helicopter Pilot Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is May 15, 1992.

Location. 39° 46.714′ N, 84° 6.787′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #227) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 walking distance of this marker: Pilot Class 44-J (here, next to this marker); AAF - USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association (here, next to this marker); 313th Transport Squadron (here, next to this marker); 96th Depot Repair Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 529th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 44th Strategic Missile Wing (a few steps from this marker); Americans Home From Siberia (a few steps from this marker); USAF Flying School Class 50E (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . . NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025

3. USAF Helicopter Pilots Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.