Flying Field to Air Force Base

Flying Field to Air Force Base (HM1A1R)

Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433 Greene County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 48.4', W 84° 3.75'

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Huffman Prairie Flying Field

— Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park —

The vast base you see all around you started in 1917 as a World War I Army Signal Corps post called Wilbur Wright Field. The installation grew through the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, matching the needs of the United States for aeronautical research, development, and logistics. Since the creation of a separate United States Air Force in 1947, the Wright brothers' flying field and aviation school has been part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

More than anyone I have ever known or read about, the Wright brothers gave me a sense that nothing is impossible. I like to think—and during World War II, often did—-that the Air Force has rooted its traditions in that spirit.
General Hap Arnold, Father of the Air Force.

Military Aviation Comes of Age over Ohio
Generations of American military aircraft—from flying machines of spruce and canvas to high-tech jets—-have been tested and flown here, in the same airspace the Wright brothers worked.
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HM NumberHM1A1R
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 10:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 751469 N 4410428
Decimal Degrees39.80666667, -84.06250000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 48.4', W 84° 3.75'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 48' 24.00" N, 84° 3' 45.00" W
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Area Code(s)937
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19 Marl Rd, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433, US
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