Sir Alan Cobham, KBE, AFC

Historical marker location:

100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

( Marker is on Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2016

6 May 1894 - 21 Oct. 1973. Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame - 2016.

Illinois was part of the French colonial empire, and the city of Cahokia, located near present-day Collinsville, was one of the largest pre-Columbian cities in North America. At its peak, around 1250 CE, Cahokia had a population of around 20,000 people.