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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 31, Aircraft Assembly Hangar, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

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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

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Office of Constructing Quartermaster
Green & Sawyer
E.H. Latham Co.
Pfueller, Lisa, transmitter
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Dayton (Ohio) ,  39.75895, -84.19161
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Library of Congress
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http://www.loc.gov/
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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

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