Montgomery Memorial, Civil rights memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, US.
The Montgomery Memorial is a monument in San Diego's Otay Mesa area, next to the Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center. Its centerpiece is a 93-foot stainless steel static test wing panel for the Consolidated B-32 Dominator, mounted upright and visible for miles. A terrazzo walk around the base bears the names of aviators who followed John J. Montgomery, and a nearby tablet is inscribed to his winged flight.
In 1945 San Diego County bought 7 acres for a monument to John J. Montgomery, whose glider flights took place on Otay Mesa in the 1880s; 18 adjacent acres were added by March 1946 for Montgomery Park. Regina Cleary, Montgomery's widow, visited the site on April 1, 1946. The memorial, designed by Lloyd Ruocco, was dedicated on May 21, 1950, with Montgomery's brother James and sister Jane present.
The monument's terrazzo walk is set with the names of aviators who followed John J. Montgomery, and a nearby tablet bears an inscription to his winged flight. The site is also known locally as Silver Wing, after the 93-foot stainless steel B-32 wing panel mounted upright beside the Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center.
The monument stands beside the Montgomery-Waller Recreation Center, and the 93-foot steel wing panel can be seen from the surrounding streets. The terrazzo walk at its base carries the names of aviators set into the stone, with an inscribed tablet nearby. The hill where early hang glider meets were held in the 1970s lies close to the monument.
The monument's centerpiece is a 93-foot stainless steel wing panel from a Consolidated B-32 Dominator, mounted upright and visible for miles, which earned it the local name Silver Wing. A terrazzo walk around the base carries the names of aviators who followed Montgomery, set into the stone.
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