Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base
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The F-86, the USAF's first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight on October 1, 1947. The first production mode flew on May 20, 1948, and on September 15, 1948, an F-86A set a new world speed record of 670.9 mph. Originally designed as a high-altitude day fighter, it was subsequently redesigned into an all-weather interceptor (F-86D) and a fighter-bomber (F-86H).
As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea in three successive series (F-86A, E, and F), where it engaged the Russian-built MiG-15. By the end of hostilities, it had shot down 792 MiGs at a loss of only 76 Sabres, a victory ratio of 10 to 1.
More than 5,500 Sabre day fighters were built in the U.S. and Canada. The airplane was also used by the air forces of 20 other nations, including Australia, Britain, Japan, Spain, and West Germany.
The F-86A on display (S/N 49-1301) was delivered to the Wright Air Development Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in May 1951. In November 1956, it was reassigned to the Sacramento Air Materiel Area, and in March 1960, it was sent to the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Air National Guard, before being dropped from the USAF inventory in September 1960. It is dedicated to Lieutenant General Charles G. Cleveland.
Specifications
Span: 37 ft. 1 in.
Length: 37 ft. 6 in.
Height: 14 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 13,791 lbs. loaded
Armament: Six .50-cal. machine guns and eight 5 in. rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs
Engines: General Electric J47-GE-13 of 5,200 lbs. thrust
Crew: One
Cost: $178,000
Performance
Maximum speed: 685 mph
Cruising speed: 540 mph
Range: 1,200 miles
Service ceiling: 49,000 ft.
[Inset marker reads] The aircraft on display is actually an F-86A (AF Ser. No. 49-1301) but repainted to depict an F-86E (AF Ser. No. 51-2760) of the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing while stationed in the Pacific Theater during the Korean War. Its pilot, Lt Charles G. Cleveland, USAF, was then credited with four confirmed aerial victories and two 'probables.' In 2008, based on a review of the evidence, Lt Gen Charles G. Cleveland, USAF (Ret), was awarded credit for a fifth "kill" and thereby confirmed as having achieved the coveted status of "Ace."
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force
(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The F-86, the USAF's first swept-wing jet fighter, made its initial flight on October 1, 1947. The first production mode flew on May 20, 1948, and on September 15, 1948, an F-86A set a new world speed record of 670.9 mph. Originally designed as a high-altitude day fighter, it was subsequently redesigned into an all-weather interceptor (F-86D) and a fighter-bomber (F-86H).
As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea in three successive series (F-86A, E, and F), where it engaged the Russian-built MiG-15. By the end of hostilities, it had shot down 792 MiGs at a loss of only 76 Sabres, a victory ratio of 10 to 1.
More than 5,500 Sabre day fighters were built in the U.S. and Canada. The airplane was also used by the air forces of 20 other nations, including Australia, Britain, Japan, Spain, and West Germany.
The F-86A on display (S/N 49-1301) was delivered to the Wright Air Development Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in May 1951. In November 1956, it was reassigned to the Sacramento Air Materiel Area, and in March 1960, it was sent to the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Air National Guard, before being dropped from the USAF inventory in September 1960. It is dedicated to Lieutenant General Charles G. Cleveland.
Specifications
Span: 37 ft. 1 in.
Length: 37 ft. 6 in.
Height: 14 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 13,791 lbs. loaded
Armament: Six .50-cal. machine guns and eight 5 in. rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs
Engines: General Electric J47-GE-13 of 5,200 lbs. thrust
Crew: One
Cost: $178,000
Performance
Maximum speed: 685 mph
Cruising speed: 540 mph
Range: 1,200 miles
Service ceiling: 49,000 ft.
[Inset marker reads] The aircraft on display is actually an F-86A (AF Ser. No. 49-1301) but repainted to depict an F-86E (AF Ser. No. 51-2760) of the 334th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing while stationed in the Pacific Theater during the Korean War. Its pilot, Lt Charles G. Cleveland, USAF, was then credited with four confirmed aerial victories and two 'probables.' In 2008, based on a review of the evidence, Lt Gen Charles G. Cleveland, USAF (Ret), was awarded credit for a fifth "kill" and thereby confirmed as having achieved the coveted status of "Ace."
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force
(Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
From this site the Ithaca Conservatory of Music founded in 1892 and its successor Ithaca College chartered in 1931 operated from 1911 to 1966
Site of first Court House
a primitive hall of justice built of wood in 1818
Erection prevented Tompkins Co. being reannexed to Seneca and Cayuga Counties
Home site and burial place
Second known in North America: on May 12, 1814 Timothy Ryan died within one hour from anaphylaxis to bee sting. U.S. 2000 est. 50 deaths/yr.
The site on which this city is built was once the land of the Seneca Tribe, part of the Iroquois Nation. The Seneca named this region Gen-nis-he-yo, which means "pleasant valley". Hunters and fishermen once roamed the lakeshore, riverside and nearby streams, for the Genesee Valley was rich with wildlife and fertile soil.
In 1789 Ebenezer "Indian" Allen built the first saw and grist mills in the 100-acre tract. The tract was awarded to him in 1788 by Oliver Phelps during negotiations with the Seneca Tribe for the vast Phelps and Gorham Purchase. His mills, located near the present Aqueduct Street, fell into ruin. In 1812 Nathaniel Rochester, the new owner, reconstructed the raceway as a major power source. Other enterprising men blasted raceways: the Brown Brothers at the west end of the Upper Falls in 1816 and Johnson and Seymor at the east end of the small Upper Cascade in 1817.
Front Street, once noted for its markets and first local homes of poor immigrants, no longer exists. Laid out in the 1820s as two long blocks, Front Street was lined by low brick buildings. 
Before the first Main Street Bridge was completed in 1812, pioneers faced hazardous crossings of the Genesee River. In 1809, the state legislature ordered joint construction by Ontario and Genesee Counties of a bridge at the Old Falls. The new bridge linked development on both sides of the river and spurred formation of Monroe County, 1821.
The Genesee River, "Rochester's Greatest Scenic Asset," begins in Pennsylvania and flows north into Lake Ontario. The Genesee reaches Portageville as a sizeable river and plunges dramatically over three spectacular falls it carved through Letchworth Park. 
Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600s seeking precious metals and a passage to Asia. He traveled the James, Chickahominy, and York rivers in 1607, and led two major expeditions from Jamestown in 1608. Smith and his crew sailed and rowed a primitive 30-foot boat nearly 3,000 miles, reaching as far north as the Susquehanna River. Although Smith did not discover gold or a river passage to the Pacific, his precise map and detailed observations of American Indian societies and the abundant natural resources guided future explorers and settlers.
"It is further agreed that the waters herein defined as boundary waters and waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health or property of the other."
Near this site stood the home of American
On the night of December 29-30, 1837, some 60 volunteers acting on the orders of Col. Allen Napier MacNab, and commanded by Capt. Andrew Drew, R.N., set out from Chippawa in small boats to capture the American steamer "Caroline". That vessel, which had been supplying William Lyon Mackenzie's rebel forces on Navy Island, was moored at Fort Schlosser, N.Y. There she was boarded by Drew's men, her crew killed or driven ashore, and after an unsuccessful attempt to start the engines, her captors set the ship afire and left her to sink in the Niagara River. This action almost precipitated war between Britain and the United States.
Niagara's beauty has been an inspiration for today's environmental movement. Early conservationists such as George Catlin and Frederick Olmstead, who invented the concept of national parks, came to view its wonders. Nurtured by such visions and encouraged by the leadership of Colonel Casimir Gzowski, The Niagara Parks Commission established the first provincial park in Ontario in 1885.
The Miami Circle
The Frying Pan Spring Meeting House witnessed much Civil war activity. Union and Confederate military records mention the location numerous times as a meeting place and a site of skirmishes. In 1861 and 1862, encampments of Confederate troops occupied the surrounding woods and fields. Confederate Cavalry General J.E.B. Stuart and partisan ranger Colonel John Singleton Mosby and their men often stopped here. Nearby, Mosby and his men received crucial information from Confederate sympathizers. The building was pressed into service as a field hospital for the sick and wounded by the Confederate Army. At least three Confederate veterans are buried in the cemetery.
Built in 1883 and operated until 1969. It has significantly contributed to the history of Fair Grove and Greene County.
