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The American Beagle Squadron Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Mozoliauskas, Ramojus, sculptor. Title:  The American Beagle Squadron Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Oct. 18, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel and black granite; Foundation: stone. Dimensions:  Approx. 20 x 6 x 5 ft. Inscription:  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 Description:  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. Subject:  History -- United States -- World War II Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Animal -- Dog -- Beagle Emblem Abstract Object Type:  Logo Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Wright Patterson Air Force Base Sculpture Owner:  United States Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, United States Air Force Museum Memorial Park, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433 Remarks:  On nearby plaque: "THE AMERICAN BEAGLE SQUADRON"/2ND FIGHTER SQUADRON, 52ND FIGHTER GROUP/This sculpture is a memorial to the men who served/with the squadron in combat during World War 2/Dedicated by/THE AMERICAN BEAGLE SQUADRON ASSOCIATION/18 October 1986. IAS files contain transcriptions of two other nearby plaques which describe the squadron's operations in North Africa and southern Europe during World War II: one describes its operations while equiped with the Supermarine Spitfire and the other, its operations while flying the P-51 Mustang. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS OH000203   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000203 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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