F-84F Thunderstreak

F-84F Thunderstreak is a Georgia historical marker in Crisp County, dedicated 1960.

On Cannon Rd near the visitors center in the Veterans Memorial Park, US 280 west of Cordele.

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This is one of the free world's most powerful bombers, an atomic bomb carrier. While the Thunderstreak's primary mission is as a fighter bomber, its high performance and versatility make it very desirable for interception and escort missions. It set a transcontinental speed record of 2,445 miles in 3 hours, 44 minutes in 1955 and a non-stop jet fighter distance record of 5,118 miles (London, England to Austin, Texas), using in-flight refueling. This plane was assigned to the General Electric Co. plant at Schenectady N. Y., where it was used to test electronics and other equipment for 7,883 F-84Fs.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1816 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1869 · Georgia. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Gen. map IX. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · South Carolina. Florida. Georgia. Mississippi. Alabama. North Carolina. South Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Gen. map IX, 1895, covering the location of F-84F Thunderstreak, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Gen. map IX, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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