Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Assembly Hangar, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
Summary
Significance: From 1927 through World War II, this laboratory was responsible for assembling and testing all prototype aircraft submitted to the Army Air Corps, a vital component of Wright Field's commitment to aeronautical engineering. After the war, it continued to be a testing site for aircraft landing gear and still possesses working original equipment which remains the world's largest.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N108
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N418
Survey number: HAER OH-79-E
Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Office of Constructing Quartermaster
Green & Sawyer
E.H. Latham Co.
Pfueller, Lisa, transmitter
Location
Dayton (Ohio), 39.75895, -84.19161
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html