Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel and black granite; Foundation: stone
Type:
Sculptures-Logo
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
United States Air Force Museum Wright Patterson Air Force Base United States Air Force Museum Memorial Park Wright Patterson Air Force Base Ohio 45433
Date:
1986. Dedicated Oct. 18, 1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994.
Image on file.
R. Mozoliauskas 1986 (On face of one diorite slab:) NoRTH AMERICAN P-51/MUSTANG (Inside squadron emblem on face of slab:) AMERICAN BEAGLE SQ. (On face of second diorite slab:) SUPERMARINE/SPITFIRE signed
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Summary:
Two aircraft mounted as if climbing at a nearly vertical angle, each at the end of a narrow arc-shaped support attached to a central pylon. Flanking the pylon are two black granite slabs set on edge and inscribed with the names of the squadron's aircraft types, the North American P-51 Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire, and the squadron's insignia. The insignia features a cartoon figure of a dog dressed in formal attire, leaning on a walking stick planted on a Nazi swastika and holding in its proper right hand a cocktail glass in which sits a nude woman. The squadron's name, American Beagle Squadron, is printed on the insignia.
