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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRQ_mqm-105-aquila-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The Army's first major Unmanned Aerial vehicle (UAV) acquisition was the Aquila program. This program was started in 1979 and was originally estimated to cost $123 million for a 43-month development effort, followed by planned expenditures of $440…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRP_xm-800-armored-reconnaisance-scout-vehicle-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
In reaction to the poor showing by the M114 Armored Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle, it was decided to design a new vehicle. Beginning in 1966, a requirement began to evolve for a 3-man vehicle weighing about 7 tons and armed with a 20mm cannon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRO_f-100-supersabre-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The F-100 was the first operational aircraft capable of flying faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1) in level flight. The aircraft made its initial flight on May 25, 1953, and the first production aircraft was completed in October 1953. North Am…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRN_im-99-bomarc-launch-platform-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
This launch platform was used to launch the BOMARC Missile. The BOMARC ("BO" Boeing and "MARC" from Michigan Aeronautic Research Center), originally designated as the XF-99, was later redesignated IM-99 then CIM-10A, was a surfaced launched pilotl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRM_f-89-scorpion-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The F-89 was a twin-engine, all weather fighter-interceptor designed to locate, intercept, and destroy enemy aircraft by day or night under all types of weather. The F-89 made its maiden flight on Aug 16, 1948, with the first production model deli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRL_f-84-thunderstreak-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The swept-wing F-84F evolved from the straight-winged F-84 Thunderjet. The first prototype flew on June 3, 1950 and deliveries began in 1954, primarily to the Tactical Air Command as a ground support fighter-bomber.
Republic Aviation built 2,112…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRK_cgm-13-mace-missile-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The Mace missile was a development of the TM-61 Matador missile, and was initially called TM-61B or "Matador B". After several modifications, in 1964, was designated the CGM-13B Mace missile. The main reasons for the new development were the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRJ_t-33-t-bird-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The two-place T-33 jet was designed for training pilots already qualified to fly propeller-driven aircraft. It was developed from the single-seat F-80 fighter by lengthening the fuselage slightly more than three feet to accommodate a second cockpi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRI_agm-109-mrasm-missile-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The MRASM (Medium-Range Air-to-Surface Missile) was based on the AGM-109 "Tomahawk". In the late 1970s both the US Navy and the US Air Force had plans for a tactical air-launched medium-range cruise missile. By 1978 it had become clear that the Na…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XRH_uh-1-iroquois-historical_Eglin-Air-Force-Base-FL.html
The most widely used military, the Bell UH-1 series Iroquois, better known as the "Huey", began arriving In Vietnam in 1963. Before the end of the conflict, more than 5,000 of these versatile aircraft were introduced into Southeast Asia. "Hueys" w…