Park - Patriot Park, Covington, TN - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

This park was dedicated on Nov. 11, 2004. Centerpiece to this park is an A-4L Skyhawk Attack Bomber. This bomber was utilized extensively during the Vietnam Conflict and was developed to provide better ground attack and support services.

Around 1995, efforts began to obtain a Skyhawk Attack Bomber. The Tipton County Veterans’ Council envisioned the bomber as a compliment to the planned Tipton County Museum, Veterans’ Memorial, and Nature Center and was to be placed nearby. In 1996, the bomber was procured and subsequently loaned to the City of Covington by the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The bomber underwent extensive renovation. The name of Captain Nels Tanner was added to the jet as a permanent tribute to this Tipton County hero’s service during the Vietnam Conflict. Captain Tanner was piloting a similar aircraft when he was shot down over North Vietnam on Oct. 9, 1966. He was captured by the Viet Cong and spent almost seven years incarcerated in Hanoi as a Prisoner of War. Located at Hwy 51 S. and Pleasant Ave.

Name: Patriot Park Street Location: Hwy 51 S. and Pleasant Ave. Local Municipality: Covington State/Province, etc.: Tennessee Country: USA Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: No Date Established: Nov. 11, 2004. Picnic Facilities: Benches Recreational Facilities: None Traditional Geocaches: GCZ0G8 Monuments/Statues: Not listed Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed Fountains: Not listed Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed Special Events: Not listed

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