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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
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Dedicated to the living and deceased members of the 148th who reopened this facility, at the height of the Korean Conflict on Feb. 1, 1951. The unit served at Dover A.F.B. until Oct. 31, 1952 flying F-51D, F-84C and F-94B aircraft. — — Map (db m142516) WM
Dedicated in remembrance of
all who served in the
2nd Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division
Air Transport Command,
New Castle Army Base, Delaware.
1942-1946
The group delivered aircraft all over the world and was the first to utilize . . . — — Map (db m142515) HM WM
The missing man formation of the
61 st Troop Carrier Squadron
World War II
In memory of those
no longer with us who
flew, maintained, or supported
the C-47 in the U.S. Military Services — — Map (db m168145) WM
This memorial is dedicated in reverence to those who were lost on September 11, 2001; who through bravery, compassion and loyalty made the ultimate sacrifice to help their fellow man. It is also dedicated to all those who were left behind to . . . — — Map (db m232920) HM WM
Intended to be built in large numbers to replace the USAAF's three medium bombers (A-20 Havoc, B-52 Mitchell, and B-26 Marauder), Douglas' A-26 Invader served briefly in Europe and the Pacific in the closing months of World War II. Pilots praised . . . — — Map (db m142605) HM
The AN/GPN-20 is a dual-channel radar system with tower-mounted antenna and remote site operator controls. Its mission is to detect aircraft within 60 nautical miles of the radar site and to process and display information for air traffic . . . — — Map (db m142615) HM
Near this site stood the boyhood home of Caesar Rodney, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Brigadier General of the State's militia (1775-1778), and President (Governor) of Delaware (1778-1781). Byfield was originally settled in the early . . . — — Map (db m75835) HM
The C-119 Flying Boxcar is the developmental successor to the C-82 Packet. This aircraft, "352," was the 51st to roll off the assembly line at Fairchild's factory in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1950.
Soon after "352" entered service with the . . . — — Map (db m232924) HM
Twin-boom cargo planes were Fairchild's trademark in the post-1945 era. These heavy-lift transports helped the United States to reach out with its new-found postwar power.
C-119s formed the backbone of the USAF transport in the 1950s. In the . . . — — Map (db m142611) HM
The Lockheed Constellation with its gracefully contoured fuselage is a mixture of beauty, power, and utility.
Constellation or "Connie" began as the 1943 C-69 Constellation prototype. A small number of C-69s were assigned to the Air . . . — — Map (db m142614) HM
One of many innovative aircraft designs to come on the scene just after WWII, the C-123 Provider began life as the XG-20 cargo glider. This all-metal glider was designed with conversion to a powered assault transport in mind. It first flew as the . . . — — Map (db m142609) HM
The Museum's C-124 is the last remaining "A" model, making it the oldest Globemaster II in the world.
The C-124 Globemaster II, nicknamed "Old Shaky," entered service in May 1950. It carried more supplies and equipment, faster . . . — — Map (db m232927) HM
Designed in 1951 for the U.S. Air Force's Tactical Air Command, the C-130 Hercules set a new pattern for military transportation aircraft. Previously types usually had piston engines, tailwheel landing wheel, and side doors. The Hercules uses . . . — — Map (db m142600) HM
The C-131 was based on the Convair 240, 340, and 440 airliners developed to replace surplus WWII transports that were being used as civilian airliners in the early 1950s. The first U.S. Air Force versions were navigator and radio operator . . . — — Map (db m142563) HM
Dedicated to C-133 aircrew members and support personnel of the 1st and 39th Heavy Airlift Squadrons and to the memory of those who are no longer with us — — Map (db m142510) HM
The museum's C-133 was the last of the 50 C-133s to be manufactured
The C-133 was designed around one major missionhauling the first generation intercontinental ballistic missiles. The largest of these was the Atlas missile. . . . — — Map (db m142629) HM
The museum's C-141A was the first one manufactured
The C-141A was the first jet-engine military transport and was introduced to replace the slower propeller-driven C-124 and C-133. It incorporated long-range, high-speed, and . . . — — Map (db m142565) HM
The museum's C-141B was the last C-141 stationed at Dover AFT, Delaware
In 1973 television audiences watched the C-141 bring home POWs released by Hanoi. Others know that C-141s dropped U.S. paratroopers on Panama in 1989. But . . . — — Map (db m142570) HM
The museum's C-45 was the first obtained by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The C-45 is the military version of the popular Beechcraft Model 18 commercial light transport. Beech built a total of 4,526 of these aircraft . . . — — Map (db m142622) HM
This section of wing was cut from aircraft 69-0004 at Robins AFB, Georgia, as part of a test to check for signs of hidden corrosion by cutting apart a retired C-5A. This confirmed that the C-5 airframe was ready for another 20 years of service. . . . — — Map (db m232937) HM
The Museum's C-54 is the last remaining "M" model skymaster
The Douglas C-54 Skymaster was the military variation of the DC-4 commercial transport. This propeller-driven aircraft was flown by the U.S. Army Air Force in WWII and . . . — — Map (db m142553) HM
The most noticeable and revolutionary design feature of Lockheed's C-5 Galaxy is its immense size. Other large aircraft played important roles in aviation history, but none of those giants could haul anything, anywhere, anytime as well as the . . . — — Map (db m142623) HM
During WWII, the military brought or pressed into service all kinds of transport aircraft. Lockheed Lodestars were smaller and faster than the Douglas DC-3 aircraft that had become the industry standard. The USAAF commandeered over 50 early model . . . — — Map (db m142621) HM
The Canadian DHC-4 Caribou, a dedicated short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport, first flew in 1958. The aircraft was designed to combine the STOL performance of the Canadian Otter aircraft with the load-carrying capability of the . . . — — Map (db m142608) HM
The museum's C-9 was the first delivered to the military airlift command in 1968
In the mid-1960s there was a definite need to replace the propeller-driven C-118 and C-131 aircraft that had been used as medical evacuation . . . — — Map (db m142599) HM
From 1951 until 1973, Dover AFB had the additional mission of hosting fighters from the Air Defense Command's 98th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (FIS). The squadron flew F-101s from 1959 until 1963 when they moved to New York. The mission of the . . . — — Map (db m142574) HM
The Museum's F-106 is the only surviving Delta Dart that was stationed at Dover AFB, Delaware
When it was introduced in the late 1950s, the Convair F-106 was one of the fastest fighters in the world. An extensive redesign of the . . . — — Map (db m142568) HM
Constructed in 1944, Hangar 1301 served as the headquarters and engineering facility for the 4146th Base Unit from 1944 to 1946. Highly secret testing and development work was done here on air-launched rocket weapons. Aircraft used in testing . . . — — Map (db m50623) HM
Originally a B-50 Superfortress bomber aircraft, the B-50 started life as an upgraded model to the B-29 Superfortress. The general appearance of the B-29 and B-50 are similar, however, the B-50 features several upgrades from the B-29 design, . . . — — Map (db m142618) HM
The museum's KC-135E was the first all-jet tanker assigned to the Air National Guard in April 1975, and it flew the last operational mission of any KC-135E on 14 July 2009.
In the early 1950s the Strategic Air Command (SAC) . . . — — Map (db m142626) HM
In simplest terms, the C-97 was the cargo version of the WWII B-29 bomber but with a distinctive expanded fuselage.
The aircraft's first flight was in 1944, but it became most valuable to the U.S. Air Force when the tanker version was . . . — — Map (db m232931) HM
The Minuteman is a land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). First flown in 1961, over 400 will remain in service until at least 2030. It is the first solid-fuel missile to have a digital flight control computer, a combination which . . . — — Map (db m142624) HM
Respect
★ and ★
Honor
to the Pilots and Crews of the US Air Force Air Mobility Command from the US Army Rangers, Paratroopers, and Green Berets, who jumped from your perfectly good airplanes
RLTW - AATW - DOL
Monthly . . . — — Map (db m232922) WM
The two-seater T-33 was developed as a variant of Lockheed's P-80 fighter. The fuselage was lengthened by a little over three feet and a second seat for an instructor was added. In service for over 50 years, the T-33, known as the Shooting Star . . . — — Map (db m142507) HM
The two-seater T-33 was developed as a variant of Lockheed's P-80 fighter which had a high accident rate until more training with an onboard instructor reversed that trend. In service for over 50 years, the T-33, known as the Shooting Star of . . . — — Map (db m50626) HM
In the mid-1950s the USAF initiated a competition to purchase "off-the-shelf" twin-engine aircraft for light cargo and personnel transport duties. Cessna's new model 310 was selected and 160 aircraft were acquired and designated L-27A (L for . . . — — Map (db m142620) HM
The UH-1 Iroquois, nicknamed Huey, was a straightforward single-engine design with a crew of two pilots and a crew chief/door gunner. In combat, the Huey flew three distinct missions as "slicks" (troop transports), "gunships" (armed battleship . . . — — Map (db m142627) HM
This VC-9C, serial number 73-1682, transported America's top leadership from 1975 until 2011. Much of that time it served as Air Force Two for Vice Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Al Gore, and Dick Cheney.
It also . . . — — Map (db m142564) HM
