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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17TL_mcdonnell-rf-101c-voodoo_Montgomery-AL.html
Ordered in 1951 by the Strategic Air command as a long-range escort fighter, the F-101 lineage included several versions: Low-altitude fighter-bomber; photo-reconnaissance; two-seat interceptor; and transition trainer. To accelerate production, no…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17TI_general-larry-d-welch_Montgomery-AL.html
General (ret) Welch was born in 1934 in Guymon, Okla., and graduated from Liberal (Kan.) High School in 1952. He enlisted in the Kansas National Guard in October 1951, serving with the 161st Armored Field Artillery until enlisting in the U.S. Air …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17T4_the-thunderbirds_Montgomery-AL.html
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 IIICapt. Willie T. MaysCapt. Joseph "Pete" Pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17T2_cessna-t-41a-mescalero_Montgomery-AL.html
The Cessna T-41 was derived from a standard Cessna Model 172 light aviation aircraft. Between 1965 and 1969 the USAF purchased 211 T-41A variants "off the shelf" for the preliminary flight screening of pilot candidates; another 52 T-41C variants w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17SW_british-and-commonwealth-pilots-trained-in-the-u-s-a_Montgomery-AL.html
In 1941, before Pearl Harbour, President Franklin D. Roosevelt agreed with Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, to provide flight training for British and Commonwealth pilots in the U.S.A. by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Over 4,000 pilots were trai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17SU_boeing-b-52d-stratofortress_Montgomery-AL.html
Remaining in operation longer than any bomber in U.S. military history, the B-52 was the Strategic Air Command's principal long-range heavy bomber from the time it became operational in 1955. Affectionately known as the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fellow),…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17SB_sikorsky-mh-53m-pave-low-iv-helicopter_Montgomery-AL.html
The Sikorsky MH-53 is a variant of the USAF's HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' air rescue helicopter, which was developed in turn from the US Navy's CH-53 'Sea Stallion' heavy lift helicopter. The MH-53 has been optimized for long-range infiltratio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17SA_william-r-lawley-jr_Montgomery-AL.html
Recipient of theMedal of HonorforConspicuous GallantryandIntrepidity in Action20 February 1944
Mission on 20 February 1944Target: Leipzig, Germany1st. Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr. & Crew305th Bomb Group 8th Air ForceUnited States Army Air CorpsEu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17S9_north-american-b-25-mitchell_Montgomery-AL.html
The North American B-25 Mitchell, named after America's greatest military martyr (Gen Billy Mitchell), made its maiden flight on 19 August 1940 and was ordered in large numbers straight off the drawing board by the Army Air Corps. Internal improve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17S0_montgomery-chapter-of-the-american-ex-prisoners-of-war_Montgomery-AL.html
September 17, 1999Non Solum Armis