Near Spaatz Street at Bong Street, on the right when traveling east.
This Control Tower is dedicated to all Eighth
Air Force Veterans of WWII and the 26,000 airmen killed
This is a project of the Eighth Air Force
Memorial Museum Foundation Funded by
Eighth Air Force Members and Units
John E. Greenwood . . . — — Map (db m114931) WM
To the American airmen of the 34th who in valor gave their lives to the victory that made real the challenge for world peace and unity.
The 34th Heavy Bombardment Group, a unit of the United States Air Force in World War II Apr. 1944 - June . . . — — Map (db m25928) WM
Near Springfield Street at Bong Street, on the right when traveling east.
American airpower based in England in WWII included the Eighth Air Force, providing strategic airpower with bombers and fighters, and the Ninth Air Force, performing tactical ground-attack and support missions. Both organizations has many . . . — — Map (db m114930) WM
Here, on Wright Brothers Hill, on all sides you are surrounded by the vast research complexes and runways of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Problem solving done here since 1917 has taken aviators from Huffman Prairie Flying Field to the moon . . . — — Map (db m304835) HM
On Pylon Road at Marl Road, on the right when traveling south on Pylon Road.
The first airplane. The first airport. The first permanent flying school. The Wright brothers started them all-here in Dayton.
After their first short flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, Wilbur and Orville returned home to their . . . — — Map (db m285875) HM
Seven stone corner markers delineate the boundaries of Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The Wright Brothers used this 84.42 acre tract of farmland, owned by Torrence Huffman, to perfect their flying skills in 1904-1905 and as the site of the Wright . . . — — Map (db m276845) HM
On Hebble Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
Seven stone corner markers delineate the boundaries of Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The Wright Brothers used this 84.42 acre tract of farmland, owned by Torrence Huffman, to perfect their flying skills in 1904-1905 and as the site of the Wright . . . — — Map (db m276850) HM
On Hebble Creek Road, on the right when traveling east.
Seven stone corner markers delineate the boundaries of Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The Wright Brothers used this 84.42 acre tract of farmland, owned by Torrence Huffman, to perfect their flying skills in 1904-1905 and as the site of the Wright . . . — — Map (db m276849) HM
Seven stone corner markers delineate the boundaries of Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The Wright Brothers used this 84.42 acre tract of farmland, owned by Torrence Huffman, to perfect their flying skills in 1904-1905 and as the site of the Wright . . . — — Map (db m276846) HM
Seven stone corner markers delineate the boundaries of Huffman Prairie Flying Field. The Wright Brothers used this 84.42 acre tract of farmland, owned by Torrence Huffman, to perfect their flying skills in 1904-1905 and as the site of the Wright . . . — — Map (db m276842) HM
Look two miles beyond this overlook to see a true cradle of aviation. The flags you see far below outline the pasture that became the first airport in history.
After their success at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers returned to Dayton, . . . — — Map (db m304836) HM
On Memorial Road 0.2 miles west of Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Wright brothers were the most memorialized of Americans in the 20th century. Of all their countrymen, only Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln have inspired commemorative zeal to match.
Wright biographer Tom . . . — — Map (db m304833) HM
If you walk into the field ahead, you can visit the cradle of aviation84 acres of ordinary pasture where Wilbur and Orville Wright taught themselves to fly.
In 1904, the Wrights knew they had to coax more from their brainchild than their . . . — — Map (db m276982) HM
Late that afternoon, Wilbur took a seat on the...wing next to his brother.... It was the only time they would ever fly together, something they had promised their father they would never do. Just this once....he had relented.
On Marl Road at Symmes Road, on the right when traveling east on Marl Road.
Huffman Prairie Flying Field, a unit of the Dayton Heritage National Historic Park, is the site where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew and perfected the world's first practical airplane, the 1905 Wright Flyer III, after their first flights in Kitty . . . — — Map (db m207158) HM
On Pylon Road at Marl Road, on the right when traveling north on Pylon Road.
Welcome to the Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark
This 112-acre grassland is a remnant of the past, and home to rare plants and animals of tallgrass prairies that were once widespread in western Ohio. Huffman Prairie State Natural . . . — — Map (db m285877) HM
Huffman Prairie Flying Field lies to the right of Huffman Dam, the long earthen barrier you see below. The dam is one of five 'retarding basins' built by the Miami Conservancy District after the catastrophic 1913 flood. This dam, along with many . . . — — Map (db m304837) HM
Wilbur Wright laid his hands on the controls of a flying machine for the last time in May 1910. In the years after Wilbur's death in 1912, Orville logged many flights at this flying field with student pilots as passengers, He continued to work on . . . — — Map (db m276983) HM
On Spaatz Street just south of Bong Street, on the left when traveling south.
The C-130 was originally designed as an assault transport capable of operating from unpaved,
hastily prepared airstrips. On August 23, 1954, the Hercules made its first flight, and by 1976 more
than 1,200 C-130s had been ordered, including . . . — — Map (db m172022) HM
On Memorial Road at Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Road.
Centuries ago this hill was a center of life and culture of the mound builders two large burial mounds and four small ones have been identified here by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. They were once part of a mound community . . . — — Map (db m298032) HM
On Memorial Road at Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Road.
One and one half miles east of this hill was written much of the opening chapter in the history of aviation. The arrow points to a marker which indicates the exact location of the original hangar on the flying field used by the Wright Brothers. . . . — — Map (db m298033) HM
On Memorial Road at Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling west on Memorial Road.
Pioneer flyers who were trained at Wright Brothers Field
Maj. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, U. S. A. Appointed chief of Air Corps, U. S. Army, 1938.
Brig. Gen. Frank Lahm. U. S. A. First military man to go up in an aeroplane. One of first two . . . — — Map (db m298035) HM
This tribute is placed to recognize all the men and women of the 'Red Eagles' and the many
Higher Headquarters personnel who contributed to the success of Project CONSTANT PEG.
From April 1977 to July 1990, the 'Red Eagles' of the 4477th . . . — — Map (db m171630) HM WM
As soon as the Wrights solved the riddles of how to build a practical flying machine, they stopped test flying here. For the next five years, the world's first airport went back to being just a marshy pasture.
Danger was in the air when daring men began to compete for high-dollar prizes in these new machines. Before 1910, the Wright Brothers themselves had exhibited their airplane for kings and emperors, congressmen and generals. Now that "aero meets" . . . — — Map (db m277051) HM
The first year at Huffman Prairie Flying Field was filled with frustrations, short flights, and crashes, Fickle winds and the vexing puzzle of how to control the flying machine as it moved through the air limited the total time aloft to only 49 . . . — — Map (db m277053) HM
On Memorial Road at Kauffman Road, on the right when traveling north on Memorial Road.
The area surrounding this hill is not only inseparably associated with the early days of the aeroplane but continues today as an important factor in aviation activity. Wright Field lying in the direction of the arrow is the headquarters for the . . . — — Map (db m298031) HM
