Franklin in Franklin County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lockheed F-80

(P-80 & T-33)

— Shooting Star —

Lockheed F-80 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012

1. Lockheed F-80 Marker

Inscription.
• XP-80 Maiden Flight January 8, 1944
• F80-C Fighter Bomber in Korean Conflict
• Nov. 8, 1950 Lt. Russell J. Brown
shot down a Russian MiG-15
The First All Jet Air Battle

Spans 38 feet 10 inches
Weight 16,856 pounds
Cost $93,456

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is January 8, 1881.

Location. 40° 6.071′ N, 98° 57.156′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Nebraska, in Franklin County. It is on 16th Avenue (U.S. 136) near Q Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Franklin City Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin NE 68939, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Nebraska’s Smoky Hills,

in Eastern Nebraska and in the Republican River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least

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5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Franklin County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Franklin Academy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Franklin Congregational Academy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dupee Hall of Music (about 600 feet away); Franklin County (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Also see . . . Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star Jef Fighter Video. (Submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Lockheed F-80 and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 19, 2012

2. Lockheed F-80 and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.