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
assembly plants
hangars
testing laboratories
dayton ohio
wright patterson
wright patterson air force base
area b
aircraft
hangar
dayton
montgomery county
air force
ohio
eh latham co
green and sawyer
historic american engineering record
office of constructing quartermaster
lisa pfueller
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
manufacturing plants
air force base
library of congress
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
Link
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