Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hangar 1301
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
1. Hangar 1301 Marker
Constructed in 1944, Hangar 1301 served as the headquarters and engineering facility for the 4146th Base Unit from 1944 to 1946. Highly secret testing and development work was done here on air-launched rocket weapons. Aircraft used in testing ranged from P-47 Thunderbolts to four-engine bombers including B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators. Even single engine light planes were outfitted with multiple rocket launchers to test the feasibility of providing additional firepower for all types of aircraft.
The main hangar was used to house aircraft that were being fitted with various types of rocket launchers. The attached building was used as the machine shop to build and modify weapon systems, and the small structure nearby was the heating plant. Hangar 1301 is now the home of the Air Mobility Command Museum. The original concrete ramp now serves as the outside display park for the museum. The hangar complex was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
Erected 2002 by Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number KC-68.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. C-131D (within shouting distance of this marker); P-51 Mustang (within shouting distance of this marker); C-54M (within shouting distance of this marker); 148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (within shouting distance of this marker); POW★MIA (within shouting distance of this marker); T-33A (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 2nd Ferrying Group (about 300 feet away); C-141A (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
Also see . . . Air Mobility Command Museum - Dover Air Force Base. (Submitted on December 19, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
2. Marker at entrance to Air Mobility Command Museum
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
3. Hangar 1301
Exhibits and display aircraft are located within the hangar and outside of the museum.
Photographed By Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
4. Entrance of Air Mobility Command Museum
Hangar 1301 in rear
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 768 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 17, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
