This park is located on Highway 95 just north of Winnemucca. It is home to five pieces of military equipment. There is no information on site about any of the display items. It is our goal to find donors to purchase informational plaques for all five pieces. It is hoped to have this ready for dedication this upcoming Veterans Day in November of 2017.
F-86D Sabre tail # 30568
Constructed as an F-86D-55-NA serial number 53-0568 by North American at lnglewood, California, USA in 1953. This F86D was deployed with the United States Air Force in Germany. Sometime after May 1956, it was returned to the United States and converted to an F-86L. Originally displayed at the City Park, by June 1992 this F86 had been moved to Veterans Memorial Park, Winnemucca, NV. It is one of 41 Sabre jets on display in the United States. The F86D was based on the F86A fighter, and was designed as an interceptor. It could locate targets up to 30 miles distant using radar. Typical armament consisted of 24 rockets. It had one General Electric J47-GE-33 with 5550 lb. thrust, 7650 lb thrust with afterburner. It had a maximum speed of 693 mph at sea level. A total of 2506 F86Ds were built. As F-102A and F-106A interceptors became available to the ADC, the F-86Ls were transferred to Air National Guard units beginning in late 1957. F86s were no longer in service with either the Air Force or National Guard after June of 1961.
Bell UH- 1H Iroquois "Huey" tail # 69-16654
Built July 1967; Operational September 1967, Decommissioned July 1969. This Huey logged 2025 hours of operation in Unit 335th AHC Mustangs Platoon. The combat helicopter units serving in South Vietnam known as the Cowboys were U.S. Army aviators of A Company, 82d Aviation Battalion, 173d Aviation Platoon (Casper), and the 335th Assault Helicopter Company. The three Cowboy UH-1"Huey" flight platoons; Ramrods, Mustangs, and Falcons were based in several locations throughout South Vietnam from 1965 until the end of the war and was officially disbanded in 1976. The UH-1H featured an improved 1,411 hp engine and was manufactured by Bell Helicopter (Texas). More than 5,500 were produced between 1967 and 1982.
M5A1 "Stuart" Light Tank s/n 9B5764
This was the second production version of the M5. The M5A1 was equipped with a .30 caliber bow machine gun, .30 caliber coaxial machine gun, 37mm main gun and .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun. The Stuart was built by Cadillac. It is powered by 2 Cadillac 346ci flat head gasoline V8's coupled to a GM Hydromatic transmission, giving it a top speed of 36 mph. It had the same motor/transmission set up found in a Cadillac LaSalle civilian vehicle + an extra motor. In all, 6810 M5A1s were delivered, the last in June 1944. Aside from the 1131 British Stuart Mark Vs, only five reached the Soviet Union (fate unknown). 223 were given to the poorly equipped French Army in North Africa, which later were integrated into the 1st Free French Army and served in Italy, France and Southwestern Germany. The American M5/M5A1s were battle- tested in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France (Normandy and Provence campaigns in the summer of 1944), and Germany, but also the Pacific, in growing numbers after they were discarded in Europe by the arrival of the M24Chaffee light tank. Many were modified for special duties, like the “Zippo” flame-thrower variant, among others. Many surplus tanks found a long postwar career under other flags.
M60A3 Tank s/n JJ03ZJ
The M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the US and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today despite being superseded by the M1 Abrams in the US military. The M60 series saw service with the United States Armed Services at least until 2005. This tanks is powered by a Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine giving it a top speed of 30mph. It is equipped with a M68 105mm main gun, one M85 .50 caliber machine gun, one M73 7.62mm (.30 caliber) machine gun and a crew of four.
Japanese Type 38 75mm Field gun
The Japanese Type 38 artillery gun was used beginning in 1905, and although obsolete was active through the end of WW2. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign. Initially imported from Krupp in Germany, over 2000 were made in Japan. The Improved model displayed here was built after World War I. The Improved gun was trunnioned forward and equilibrators were added to compensate for muzzle heaviness. It was given a hollow box trail that allowed elevation to 43°. Over 400 Improved models were built. It is unknown how many prior models were upgraded.
F-86D Sabre tail # 30568
Constructed as an F-86D-55-NA serial number 53-0568 by North American at lnglewood, California, USA in 1953. This F86D was deployed with the United States Air Force in Germany. Sometime after May 1956, it was returned to the United States and converted to an F-86L. Originally displayed at the City Park, by June 1992 this F86 had been moved to Veterans Memorial Park, Winnemucca, NV. It is one of 41 Sabre jets on display in the United States. The F86D was based on the F86A fighter, and was designed as an interceptor. It could locate targets up to 30 miles distant using radar. Typical armament consisted of 24 rockets. It had one General Electric J47-GE-33 with 5550 lb. thrust, 7650 lb thrust with afterburner. It had a maximum speed of 693 mph at sea level. A total of 2506 F86Ds were built. As F-102A and F-106A interceptors became available to the ADC, the F-86Ls were transferred to Air National Guard units beginning in late 1957. F86s were no longer in service with either the Air Force or National Guard after June of 1961.
Bell UH- 1H Iroquois "Huey" tail # 69-16654
Built July 1967; Operational September 1967, Decommissioned July 1969. This Huey logged 2025 hours of operation in Unit 335th AHC Mustangs Platoon. The combat helicopter units serving in South Vietnam known as the Cowboys were U.S. Army aviators of A Company, 82d Aviation Battalion, 173d Aviation Platoon (Casper), and the 335th Assault Helicopter Company. The three Cowboy UH-1"Huey" flight platoons; Ramrods, Mustangs, and Falcons were based in several locations throughout South Vietnam from 1965 until the end of the war and was officially disbanded in 1976. The UH-1H featured an improved 1,411 hp engine and was manufactured by Bell Helicopter (Texas). More than 5,500 were produced between 1967 and 1982.
M5A1 "Stuart" Light Tank s/n 9B5764
This was the second production version of the M5. The M5A1 was equipped with a .30 caliber bow machine gun, .30 caliber coaxial machine gun, 37mm main gun and .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine gun. The Stuart was built by Cadillac. It is powered by 2 Cadillac 346ci flat head gasoline V8's coupled to a GM Hydromatic transmission, giving it a top speed of 36 mph. It had the same motor/transmission set up found in a Cadillac LaSalle civilian vehicle + an extra motor. In all, 6810 M5A1s were delivered, the last in June 1944. Aside from the 1131 British Stuart Mark Vs, only five reached the Soviet Union (fate unknown). 223 were given to the poorly equipped French Army in North Africa, which later were integrated into the 1st Free French Army and served in Italy, France and Southwestern Germany. The American M5/M5A1s were battle- tested in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, France (Normandy and Provence campaigns in the summer of 1944), and Germany, but also the Pacific, in growing numbers after they were discarded in Europe by the arrival of the M24Chaffee light tank. Many were modified for special duties, like the “Zippo” flame-thrower variant, among others. Many surplus tanks found a long postwar career under other flags.
M60A3 Tank s/n JJ03ZJ
The M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the US and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today despite being superseded by the M1 Abrams in the US military. The M60 series saw service with the United States Armed Services at least until 2005. This tanks is powered by a Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine giving it a top speed of 30mph. It is equipped with a M68 105mm main gun, one M85 .50 caliber machine gun, one M73 7.62mm (.30 caliber) machine gun and a crew of four.
Japanese Type 38 75mm Field gun
The Japanese Type 38 artillery gun was used beginning in 1905, and although obsolete was active through the end of WW2. The Type 38 designation was given to this gun as it was accepted in the 38th year of Emperor Meiji's reign. Initially imported from Krupp in Germany, over 2000 were made in Japan. The Improved model displayed here was built after World War I. The Improved gun was trunnioned forward and equilibrators were added to compensate for muzzle heaviness. It was given a hollow box trail that allowed elevation to 43°. Over 400 Improved models were built. It is unknown how many prior models were upgraded.
