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Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

The Thunderbirds

The Epitome of Teamwork

 
 
The Thunderbirds Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
1. The Thunderbirds Marker
Inscription.

All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful, yet, for those who are trained by it, afterwards, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.
Hebrews 4:11

Maj. Norman L. Lowry III
Capt. Willie T. Mays
Capt. Joseph "Pete" Peterson
Capt. Mark E. Melancon

We salute your commitment to duty, honor, and country.
 
Erected by Class 83-02 and Class 83-04.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceEducationEntertainmentPatriots & Patriotism.
 
Location. 32° 23.104′ N, 86° 21.28′ W. Marker is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker is on the Officer Training School campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cessna T-41A "Mescalero" (a few steps from this marker); General Larry D. Welch (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault / Three Men on a Flying Trapeze (approx. ¼ mile away); Wright Brothers Flying School (approx. ¼ mile away); The Air Corps Tactical School (approx. half a mile away); Lister Hill Center
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(approx. half a mile away); Boeing B-52D "Stratofortress" (approx. half a mile away); Fourth Aviation Squadron Historic District (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxwell Air Force Base.
 
Also see . . .
1. 1982 Thunderbirds Indian Springs Diamond Crash. The stone memorializes the four pilots killed during a rehearsal of the Diamond formation. (Submitted on October 9, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. United States Air Force Thunderbirds. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on October 9, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
The Thunderbirds Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
2. The Thunderbirds Marker
Thunderbird T38As in formation image. Click for full size.
via Wikipedia, 1980s
3. Thunderbird T38As in formation
The aircraft in use at the time of the accident
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 777 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on October 9, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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