Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
4134th
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320th Bombardment Wing (H)
Strategic Air Command
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. 4134th / 320th Bombardment Wing (H) Marker
who preserved our priceless
heritage and peace with honor
May 1958 - July 1989
Dedicated 13 August 1993
Erected 1993.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold.
Location. 39° 46.709′ N, 84° 6.77′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #211) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 435th OMS Enroute MX Section (here, next to this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc (here, next to this marker); The Shadow (here, next to this marker); Aircraft Mechanic's Creed (here, next to this marker); 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion (a few steps from this marker); 134th Fighter Interceptor Group (a few steps from this marker); USAF Flying School Class 50E (a few steps from this marker); 316th Troop Carrier Squadron (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . . 320th Air Expeditionary Wing. Wikipedia entry:
The 320th Bombardment Wing was a component organization of Strategic Air Command's deterrent force during the Cold War, as a strategic bombardment wing. (Submitted on May 8, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via Public Domain Media, 1989
3. A left front view of a 320th Bombardment Wing B-52G Stratofortress aircraft known as "Eldership."
This particular aircraft was the oldest B-52G in the Air Force inventory and was retired in July 1989. The aircraft was in Guam for exercise Giant Warrior '89
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 28, 2025
4. 4134th / 320th Bombardment Wing (H) Marker
via Wikipedia, undated
5. A U.S. Air Force Boeing B-52F-70-BW Stratofortress from the 320th Bomb Wing
S/N 57-0162, nicknamed "Casper The Friendly Ghost") dropping Mk 117 750 lb (340 kg) bombs over Vietnam. This aircraft was the first B-52F used to test conventional bombing in 1964, and later dropped the 50,000th bomb of the "Arc Light" campaign. B-52Fs could carry 51 bombs and served in Vietnam from June 1965 to April 1966 when they were replaced by "Big Belly" B-52Ds which could carry 108 bombs.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 753 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 7, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 1, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5. submitted on May 8, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
