Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grissom Air Force Base

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Grissom Air Force Base

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1 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — 305th Bomb Group —

Dedicated to the 305th Bomb Group by 305th Air Refueling Wing 364th, 365th, 366th, 413th, 422nd 305th Bomb Group (H) — — Map (db m311019) WM

2 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base — B-58 Hustler —

Dedicated to the memory of those who flew and served in 305th Bombardment Wing 1961-1970 assigned Grissom AFB Indiana 1961-1970 World's first supersonic bomber B-58 Hustler held 19 world records. Won the following aviation trophies: . . . — — Map (db m311024) WM

3 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Bell Aircraft Corporation UH-1H-BF — 68-16256 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Bell Aircraft Corporation Designation: UH-1H-BF Serial Number: 68-16256 Official name: Iroquois Nicknames: Huey, (derived from classification U-hee), Dustoff, Hog, Frog and Cobra Function: Utility . . . — — Map (db m311047) HM

4 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Boeing B-47B — 51-2315 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Boeing Designation: B-47B Serial number: 51-2315 Official name: Stratojet Nickname: Initial cost: $1.9 Million Function: Strategic Bomber Medium Crew: 3. Pilot, Co-Pilot/Gunner, Bombardier/Navigator . . . — — Map (db m311023) HM

5 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Boeing EC-135L — 61-0269 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Boeing Designation: EC-135L Serial Number: 61-0269 Official name: Looking Glass Nickname: Excalibur Initial cost: $26,100.000 (USD in 1961) Function: Airborne Command Post & Communications relay / . . . — — Map (db m311048) HM

6 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Boeing KC-97L — 52-2697 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Boeing Designation: KC-97L Serial Number: 52-2697 Official name: Stratofreighter Number built: 811 total. 81 KC-97Gs modified with two J47 turbojet engines on underwing pylons, and re-designated KC-97L. . . . — — Map (db m311031) HM

7 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Cessna O-2A — 68-6871 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Cessna Designation: O-2A Serial Number: 68-6871 Official name: Skymaster Nickname: Oscar Deuce, The Duck, Snoopy, Mixmaster, Push-Pull, Cessna Suck-Blow, The B.S. Bomber (Nick- name for O-2B psychological . . . — — Map (db m311050) HM

8 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Cessna T-37B — 54-2736 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Cessna Designation: T-37B Serial Number: 54-2736 Official name: Tweet Function: Primary pilot training vehicle. Crew: 2, student pilot, and instructor. Wingspan: 33 ft 91/3 in Length: 29 ft 3 in . . . — — Map (db m311052) HM

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9 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Cessna U-3A — 57-5922 —

Specifications: Manufacture: Cessna Designation: U-3A Serial Number: 57-5922 Official name: L-27A, later changed to U-3A Nickname: Blue Canoe Function: Light administrative liaison, cargo and utility transport. Crew: One pilot. Up . . . — — Map (db m311028) HM

10 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — The Convair B-58 "Texas Hustler" Rocket Sled — Grissom Air Museum —

The only one of its kind in existence, this B-58 Rocket Sled (referred to as "The Texas Hustler") was designed and tested at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico in the early 1950's to develop and evaluate emergency ejection seat systems for the B-58 . . . — — Map (db m311042) HM

11 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Convair TF-102A — 56-2317 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Convair Designation: TF-102A Serial Number: 56-2317 Official name: Delta Dagger Nickname: "The Tub" Function: Two seat Delta Wing Combat Trainer Crew: 2, Pilot, and Instructor Pilot Wingspan: 38 ft 1 . . . — — Map (db m311040) HM

12 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Douglas Aircraft C-47D and C-47B — 43-49270 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Douglas Aircraft Designation: C-47D. (C-47B with second speed (high blower) engine supercharger disabled or removed after the war.) Serial Number: 43-49270 Official name: Skytrain Nicknames: Gooney Bird, . . . — — Map (db m311033) HM

13 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Douglas TA-4J — 153671 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Douglas Designation: TA-4J Serial Number: 153671 Official name: Skyhawk Nicknames: Scooter, Heinemann's Hotrod (for Ed Heinemann, its designer), Mongoose Function: Dedicated trainer version based on A-4F, . . . — — Map (db m311044) HM

14 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — SN-269 — EC-135L — (Airborne Command Post Relay) —

The EC-135L was manufactured by Boeing Aircraft, Seattle, Washington. It was delivered to the Air Force on 8 December 1961. It's final assignment was the 305th AREFW in January 1970. EC-135 #61-269 flew many missions in operations JUST CAUSE . . . — — Map (db m311049) HM

15 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Fairchild C-119G — 52-5850 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Fairchild Designation: C-119G Serial Number: 52-5850 Official Name: Flying Boxcar Function: Military air transport capable of carrying cargo, personal, litter patients. Also parachute drops of cargo and . . . — — Map (db m311136) HM

16 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Fairchild Republic A-10A — 77-0228 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Fairchild Republic Designation: A-10A Serial Number: 77-0228 Official name: Thunderbolt II Nicknames: Warthog, Hog. The saying Go Ugly Early has been associated with the aircraft in reference to calling in . . . — — Map (db m311036) HM

17 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Grumman Aircraft F-11A — 141790 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Grumman Aircraft Designation: F-11A Serial Number: 141790 Official name: Tiger Nickname: Initial cost: Function: Supersonic Carrier-based Fighter Crew: 1, Pilot Wingspan: 31.63ft . . . — — Map (db m311057) HM

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18 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Grumman C-1A — 136790 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Grumman Designation: C-1A Serial Number: 136790 Official name: Trader or Cod (Carrier onboard delivery) Function: Naval Cargo Plane. Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) Crew: 2, Pilot, Co-pilot. On special . . . — — Map (db m311027) HM

19 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Grumman F-14B — 162912 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Grumman Designation: F-14B Serial Number: 162912 Official name: Tomcat Nicknames: Turkey, Tomkitty, Cat, Tomgrape, Bombcat (when capable of air to ground), Peeping Tom (when fitted with TARPS reconnaissance . . . — — Map (db m311043) HM

20 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Hall of Honor —

United States Marine Corps • United States Air Force • United States Army • United States Navy • United States Coast Guard • The United States of America Kenneth K McAninch SSG US Army KIA 10/21/2010 • Marvin Carlson 16 Major 4 US Army WWII • . . . — — Map (db m311020) WM

21 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Lockheed D-21 — D21B #528 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Lockheed Designation: D-21 (When 17 D-21's showed up at Davis-Monthan AFB for storage, the Air Force called them GTD-21Bs with the GT standing for Ground Training.) Serial Number: D21B #528 Official name: No . . . — — Map (db m311035) HM

22 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Lockheed T-33A — 52-9563 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Lockheed Designation: T-33A Serial Number: 52-9563 Official name: Shooting Star Nicknames: T-Bird Function: Subsonic Jet Trainer Cost: $123,000 Crew: Two, Pilot, and Pilot Trainee Wingspan: 38ft . . . — — Map (db m311051) HM

23 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — McDonnell Aircraft F-101B — 58-0321 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: McDonnell Aircraft Designation: F-101B Serial Number: 58-0321 Official name: Voodoo Initial Cost: $1.75 million Function: Conceived as a long range fighter to accompany SAC bombers, it ended up serving as . . . — — Map (db m311053) HM

24 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — McDonnell Aviation F-4C — 64-0783 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: McDonnell Aviation Designation: F-4C (Initially designated the F-110 Specter.) Serial Number: 64-0783 Official Name: Phantom II Nickname(s): "Snoopy", "Rhino", "Double Ugly", "Old Smokey" the "Flying . . . — — Map (db m311054) HM

25 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 — 211 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Mikoyan-Gurevich Designation: MiG-23 MLD Serial Number: 0390327211/18423 Official Name: Mikoyan- Gurevich MiG-23MLD Nickname: Flogger-K Initial cost: $6.6 million USD (1980) Function: 2nd generation . . . — — Map (db m311056) HM

26 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — North American Aviation B-25J — 44-86843 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: North American Aviation Designation: B-25J Serial Number: 44-86843 Official name: Mitchell Nicknames: "Tree Top Terror" Function: Medium Bomber, anti-shipping gunship. Cost: $109,670 (1943 . . . — — Map (db m311034) HM

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27 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — North American Aviation F-100C — 53-1712 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: North American Aviation Designation: F-100C Official name: Super Sabre Nickname: The Hun Serial number: 53-1712 Initial cost: $664,000 Function: Supersonic Jet Fighter Crew: 1 (Pilot) . . . — — Map (db m311041) HM

28 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — North American/Rockwell T-2C — 158583 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: North American/Rockwell Designation: T-2C Serial Number: 158583 Official name: Buckeye Nicknames: Guppy, Attack Guppy, Trusty Tubby jet, and Safety Plane. Function: Intermediate training . . . — — Map (db m311018) HM

29 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Republic Aircraft F-84F — 51-9456 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Republic Aircraft Designation: F-84F Serial Number: 51-9456 Official name: Thunderstreak Nicknames: "Super Hog", "World's Fastest Tricycle", "Iron Crowbar" Thuds Mother", and the "Lead Sled". Function: . . . — — Map (db m311030) HM

30 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Republic Aviation Corporation F-105D — 61-0088 — Grissom Air Museum —

Specifications: Manufacture: Republic Aviation Corporation Designation: F-105D Serial Number: 61-0088 Official name: Thundercheif Nickname: Thud, Hog, Ultra Hog, Squash Bomber, and Lead Sled. Initial cost: (F-105D) 2.14 . . . — — Map (db m311055) HM

31 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Safe Ramp Tower — Grissom Air Museum —

Bombers and their support aircraft were on alert at Strategic Air Command bases around the clock throughout the Cold War. The aircrews and supporting maintenance personnel lived within running distance of their fully armed and "cocked" aircraft in a . . . — — Map (db m311045) HM

32 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Veterans Memorial —

USA • USN • USAF • USMC • USCC In memory of those American military members who so honorably met the challenge of the Vietnam Era and this nations other conflicts. To you who sacrificed your life, to you who served in enemy captivity, to . . . — — Map (db m311026) WM

33 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — Veterans Memorial —

Dedicated to the members of Crew R-135 who gave their lives in service to their country June 17, 1986. Capt Thomas B. McDerby • 1Lt. Wayne K. S. Ching • 1Lt John M. Bristow • Ssgt Quinn L. Dewitt — — Map (db m311046) WM

34 ► Indiana, Miami County, Grissom Air Force Base, Pipe Creek Township — War Dogs Memorial —

In memory of Grissom's littlest airman "Gus" and to all the pets and military working dogs left behind. — — Map (db m311058) WM

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