Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
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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 m171970) HM
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
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 and . . . — — Map (db m4645) 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, looking for a . . . — — Map (db m4646) 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 m4647) HM
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 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
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
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
