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((Short description|Symbolic guardian at a military facility))
((About|retired equipment displayed at military facilities|deities associated with gates and doors|Liminal deity|a person who guards a gate|security guard))
[[File:F-104 GANG.jpg|thumb|right|F-104 at the Georgia Air National Guard]]
A '''gate guardian''' or '''gate guard''' is a withdrawn piece of equipment, often an aircraft, [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armoured vehicle]], [[artillery piece]], or locomotive, mounted on a [[plinth]] and used as a static display near to and forming a symbolic display of "guarding" the main entrance to a site, especially a [[military base]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.wikimapia.org/8107917/A-6E-Gate-Guardian |title=A-6 Intruder (A-6E) Gate Guardian|website=Wikimapia))</ref><ref>((cite web|website=Wikimapia|url=http://www.wikimapia.org/8107940/A-7-Gate-Guardian |title=A-7 Corsair II (A-7) Gate Guardian USN NAS Atlanta|location=Atlanta, Georgia|access-date= 2009-11-10))</ref>  Commonly, gate guardians outside airbases are decommissioned examples of aircraft that were once based there, or still are.((citation needed|date=January 2016))

== Examples ==
((Excessive examples|date=March 2021))
((more citations needed|section|date=March 2021))
Examples of gate guardians include the following:

===Australia===
In Australia, gate guards are also often found outside [[Returned and Services League of Australia]] (RSL) clubs.

===Finland===
*A [[MiG-21]] formerly of the [[Finnish Air Force]] is on display at the entrance of [[Kuopio Airport]].
*Two [[T-34]]s at the [[Armoured Brigade (Finland)|Armoured Brigade]].

=== Saudi Arabia ===
*[[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] which operated under [[Saudia]] in  the 1970s is placed on a tarmac next to the gate at [[Royal Saudi Air Force Museum]] in [[Riyadh]].

=== South Africa ===
*[[Aermacchi MB-326|Atlas Impala]] at [[Air Force Base Ysterplaat]].
*Twin [[Eland Mk7]] Armoured Cars at the [[SANDF]] Legal Satellite Office, [[Air Force Base Swartkop]].
*[[Rooikat]] and [[M3 Stuart]] at [[1 Special Service Battalion]], Tempe Base.
*Eland Mk7 at [[School of Armour (South Africa)|School of Armour]], Tempe Base.

=== Switzerland ===
* [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] at [[Grenchen Airport]] in [[Grenchen]] Switzerland.

=== United Kingdom ===
*[[Ordnance QF 25 pounder|25 Pounder]] howitzers at 48 Regiment [[Royal Artillery]], [[Thorney Island (West Sussex)|Thorney Island]] and two on loan from the [[Honourable Artillery Company]] outside Admiralty House (the official residence of the Commander [[Joint Forces Command]]) at [[Northwood Headquarters]].
* [[Avro Shackleton]] at [[RAF St Mawgan]].
*[[BAC Jet Provost]] at [[RAF Linton-on-Ouse]].
*[[Bloodhound (missile)|Bristol Bloodhound]] surface-to-air guided missile at Hudson House [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army Centre]], [[Catford]] (Home of [http://www.army.mod.uk/royalengineers/units/28655.aspx 221 (EOD) (V) Field Squadron], [[101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment]], [[Royal Engineers]]). 
* [[C-47 Dakota]] at Headquarters [[16 Air Assault Brigade]], [[Colchester Garrison|Merville Barracks]]. 
*[[De Havilland Comet]] at [[RAF Lyneham]].
* [[FV 432#Variants|FV434]] Combat Recovery and Repair Vehicle and Gazelle Helicopter at [[Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College]].
* [[Gloster Javelin]] at [[Gloucestershire Airport|Staverton Airport]] and ''XA634'' [[RAF Leeming]] (purchased by Gloucestershire Jet Age Museum in January 2015.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-30622904|title=BBC News – Gloucestershire Jet Age Museum buys Gloster Javelin|work=[[BBC Online]]|access-date=20 January 2015))</ref>).
*[[Hawker Hunter]] at [[RAF Halton]] and ''WV396'' at [[RAF Valley]].<ref>[http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafvalley/aboutus/gateguardian.cfm Gate Guardian], [[RAF Valley]], accessed 2009-11-10</ref>
*[[Hawker Siddeley Harrier]] at [[Beacon Barracks|MOD Stafford]] (formerly RAF Stafford) and [[RAF Wittering]] (visible from the northbound [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]]).
*Hurricane (replica) at the former [[RAF North Weald]], with the markings of the [[No. 56 Squadron RAF]], as flown by [[No. 249 Squadron RAF]] pilot [[Thomas 'Ginger' Neil]] during the [[Battle of Britain]] in September 1940.
*[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in UK service|McDonnell Douglas Phantom]] at [[RAF Boulmer]].
*[[Panavia Tornado ADV|Panavia Tornado]] at [[Leuchars Station]]
* [[BAE Nimrod]] at [[RAF Kinloss]].
*[[SEPECAT Jaguar]] from the former [[RAF Coltishall]], now named "Spirit of Coltishall" and displayed at Norfolk County Council.
*SEPECAT Jaguar at RAF Cosford – installed in May 2017, but is outside the station headquarters, so not visible from the main gate.<ref>((cite journal|editor1-last=Marshall|editor1-first=Chris|title=Cosford's Gate Guardian|journal=Cosford Grapevine|date=Autumn 2017|page=25|publisher=Forces publishing|location=Rushden|oclc=751026701))</ref>
*Spitfire (replica) at [[Edinburgh Airport]].<ref>((cite news |title=Edinburgh Airport Spitfire saved by devoted pilot |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-airport-spitfire-saved-by-devoted-pilot-1-3416414 |access-date=12 April 2019 |agency=[[Edinburgh Evening News]] |publisher=[[JPIMedia]] |date=20 May 2014))</ref> 
*Spitfire (replica) at [[RAF Benson]].
*Spitfire and Hurricane (replicas) at [[RAF Uxbridge]].
*[[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]] and [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]] at [[RAF Biggin Hill]].<ref>((cite news|url= http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4593858.BIGGIN_HILL__Fundraising_drive_begins_to_replace_rotting_gate_guardians/ |title=Fundraising drive begins to replace rotting gate guardians|work=Newsshopper|location= [[RAF Biggin Hill]], UK|date=September 12, 2009|access-date= 2009-11-10))</ref>
* [[Panavia Tornado]] at [[RAF Marham]].
* Panavia Tornado F3 at [[RAF Leeming]] (replaced [[Gloster Javelin]] in 2015).<ref>((cite web|title=Iconic Tornado returns to guard the gates of Leeming|url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafleeming/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=6F6437F6-5056-A318-A82CAD770914BB11|website=www.raf.mod.uk|access-date=27 August 2017|language=en))</ref>
*A 40% scale replica of [[Concorde]] had been located at the main road entrance to [[Heathrow Airport]] until March 2007, when it was moved to [[Brooklands Museum]], Surrey. At Heathrow Airport, that Concorde model has been replaced by a model of an [[Airbus A380]] in [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] livery.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.concordesst.com/modelmove.html |website=CONCORDE SST |title= HEATHROW MODEL MOVE |date=2007))</ref> In September 2012, the Concorde was finally installed at the main entrance to the whole Brooklands site.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.brooklandsmuseum.com|website= Brooklands Museum|title=Concorde moved from Heathrow Airport to Brooklands Museum|date=September 2012))</ref>
*Chinook helicopter [[RAF Odiham]]
* [[BAe Hawk T1A|BAE Hawk T1A]], XX247, at [[RAF Woodvale]]<ref name="Demobbed">((cite web |title=Out of Service British Military Aircraft |url=http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=544 |website=Demobbed |access-date=14 October 2019))</ref><ref name="OTS">((cite web |last1=Regan |first1=Pat |title=RAF Woodvale's new Gate Guardian – UPDATED |url=https://www.otsnews.co.uk/raf-woodvales-new-gate-guardian/ |website=On The Spot (OTS) News Southport |access-date=14 October 2019 |date=28 November 2017))</ref>
* [[Avro Vulcan]] at [[RAF Waddington]]
* [[Supermarine Spitfire]] at [[RAF Digby]]

=== United States ===
*[[Bell UH-1H Iroquois]] s/n 70–16218 at [[Bradley International Airport]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=9397|title=Bradley – IAP, Connecticut|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*[[Boeing B-47E Stratojet]] s/n 53–4213 at [[McConnell Air Force Base]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]].<ref name="McConnell" />
*[[Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker]] s/n 55–3118 at [[McConnell Air Force Base]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. #1 KC-135 – City of Renton.<ref name="McConnell">((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=6689|title=McConnell AFB, Kansas|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*[[Convair F-102 Delta Dagger|Convair F-102A Delta Dagger]] s/n 56–1264 at [[Bradley International Airport|Bradley Air National Guard Base]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref name="Bradley">((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=6387|title=Bradley – ANG, Connecticut|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*[[Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II|Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II]] s/n 79–0103 at [[Bradley International Airport|Bradley Air National Guard Base]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref name="Bradley" />
*[[Lockheed A-12]] s/n 60–6931 at [[George Bush Center for Intelligence]] in [[Langley, Virginia]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=7888|title=Langley CIA, Virginia|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*[[Lockheed LC-130]] at [[Stratton Air National Guard Base]] in [[Schenectady, New York]]
*[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter|Lockheed F-104C Starfighter]] s/n 56–0919 at [[Georgia Air National Guard]] in [[Brunswick, Georgia]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=6488|title=Brunswick – Glynco Jetport, Georgia|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*Lockheed F-104N Starfighter registration N811NA at [[Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott]], [[Arizona]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.usdemobbed.org.uk/locations.php?location=6246|title=Prescott, Arizona|website=US Demobbed|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*[[McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II]] BuNo 162969 at [[MCAS Cherry Point]] in [[Havelock, North Carolina]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://m.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=18126|title=Hawker Siddeley-McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, s/n 162969 USN, c/n 512096|website=Aerial Visuals|access-date=29 August 2018))</ref>
*Three [[Northrop T-38 Talon]]s painted to resemble aircraft formerly flown by the [[United States Air Force Thunderbirds|US Air Force Thunderbirds]] at [[Owatonna Degner Regional Airport]] in [[Owatonna, Minnesota]]<ref>((Cite web |title=New location for Owatonna's Three T-38 Talon "Thunderbird" Jets - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com |url=https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1TPZ_New_location_for_Owatonnas_Three_T_38_Talon_Thunderbird_Jets |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.waymarking.com))</ref>
*[[North American F-100 Super Sabre|North American F-100D Super Sabre]] s/n 55–3805 at [[Bradley International Airport|Bradley Air National Guard Base]] in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut]].<ref name="Bradley" />
*[[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle|F-15A Eagle]] tailflash ('''RG)''' resides facing [[Georgia State Route 247|State Route 247]] in front of the Museum of Aviation and serving the Russell Parkway gate in [[Warner Robins, Georgia]], placed during 2019.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.robins.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1889912/f-15a-becomes-signature-aircraft-at-museum-of-aviation/|title=F-15A becomes signature aircraft at Museum of Aviation|publisher=Robins Air Force Base|access-date=6 January 2020))</ref>
*[[Bell UH-1H Iroquois]] at Helena Regional Airport.<ref>((Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@46.6062563,-112.0042254,3a,75y,108.61h,84.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGNTii2a2OipUvlsQzBkorg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Google Maps |language=en-IN))</ref>
*[[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]] on display at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base. <ref>((cite web
| url = https://www.i-f-s.nl/news/knoxville-f-104-renewed-pole/| title = Knoxville F-104 completely restored| publisher = International F-104 Society| access-date = 8 December 2023))</ref>
==Images==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
Image:Bloodhound SAM2.jpg|[[RAF]] [[Bristol Bloodhound]] missile outside the [[RAF Museum]] in London
Image:237 RED Mikoyan Mig-17 Russian Airforce (7387568310).jpg|[[MiG-17]] at [[Kubinka (air base)|Kubinka Air Base]], Russia
File:Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard II, Canada - Air Force AN0931637.jpg|[[Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport|Kingston Airport]] ([[Canadian Air Force]])
File:Royal Tank Regiment and Royal Engineers workshops, Sack Hill, Warminster - geograph.org.uk - 962286.jpg|1 Tank Regiment ([[Royal Armoured Corps]])
Image:Fort_Knox_tank.jpg|[[Fort Knox]] ([[US Army]])
File:Gateguardian3.png|Tempe Base ([[South African Army]])
File:F-105 Thunderchief and DIA HQ, Washington DC.jpg|[[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|F-105 Thunderchief]] at Arnold Gate, [[Bolling Air Force Base]], [[Washington, D.C.]]
File:Phantom & sign.jpg|A Phantom aircraft as the gate guardian at the entrance to the air terminal at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands. This was removed ((circa|2011))
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Bradyll (locomotive)]]

==References==
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