Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lockbourne AFB, Ohio
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 5, 2010
1. Lockbourne AFB, Ohio Marker
1952 – 1958
91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
1950 – 1957
301st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
1958 – 1964
376th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
1957 – 1965
Dedicated to those
early Cold War Warriors
5 September 2003
Erected 2003.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 2003.
Location. 39° 46.778′ N, 84° 6.757′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. Marker (Memorial Wall #2, 022) 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (here, next to this marker); 13th “Jungle” Air Force (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 49C (here, next to this marker); The EC-47 ARDF Mission (here, next to this marker); USAF Pilot Class 48-C (here, next to this marker); B/G Edward J Hopkins
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Regarding Lockbourne AFB, Ohio. Rickenbacker (formerly Lockbourne) AFB was this contributor's first permanent USAF duty station in the mid-late 1970s, just before the active base was closed. His daughter and son-in-law have been proudly serving with the Ohio Air National Guard there from before the time the marker photo was taken and are still serving as of the date of posting. Many of the KC-135 tanker aircraft based there are nearly as old as the contributor.
Also see . . .
1. Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. Ohio Exploration Society website entry (Submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Lockbourne. 317th Veterans Group website entry (Submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. From Lockbourne to Heaven in a B-47. 1958 RB-47 Crash History (Submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. NMUSAF Memorial Wall #2
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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5. B-47E from Lockbourne AFB at Pima Air Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on June 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
