Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Wright Brothers Flying School
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 22, 2014
1. Wright Brothers Flying School Marker
stood the hangar
of the
Flying School of the
first men to fly:
The Wright Brothers
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 32° 22.874′ N, 86° 21.236′ W. Marker is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Bay Street 0.1 miles north of Ash Street, on the left when traveling north. Base access required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Building 844 - Bay Street, Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault / Three Men on a Flying Trapeze (a few steps from this marker); General Larry D. Welch (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lister Hill Center (approx. Ό mile away); The Air Corps Tactical School (approx. Ό mile away); The Thunderbirds (approx. Ό mile away); Cessna T-41A "Mescalero" (approx. Ό mile away); Boeing B-52D "Stratofortress" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sikorsky MH-53M 'Pave Low IV' Helicopter (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxwell Air Force Base.
Also see . . . Wright Brothers Flying School. Encyclopedia of Alabama entry (Submitted on November 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
this page online
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 22, 2014
2. Maxwell AFB Base Operations & Marker
Photographed by Mark Hilton, November 22, 2014
3. Marker Wide Shot
Photographed by Encyclopedia of Alabama, 1910
4. Wright Brothers Flying School hangar
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 931 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on July 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on September 29, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
