Wright Field - Hardcover

Keisel, Kenneth M

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1531697542 ISBN 13: 9781531697549

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions, 2016

Synopsis

From its founding in 1927 until the establishment of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1948, Wright Field played a vital role keeping the Army Air Force positioned as the world's leader in aircraft design and development. The Second World War catapulted it into the forefront of America's war effort, as virtually every new aircraft produced for the Army Air Force was developed and tested in Dayton. Wright Field's testing program also had the fascinating task of studying captured enemy aircraft, including some powered by jet engines, which engineers at the installation were also developing. Images of Aviation: Wright Field features scores of amazing photographs that tell the story of the airfield from its founding in 1927 through World War II, the Cold War, and beyond. Readers will also see the impact the base has played in the local community by providing thousands of jobs, as well as some of the greatest air shows ever held in the United States. Finally, a collection of crash photographs reveals the often tragic consequences that inevitably come with the testing of advanced experimental aircraft.

About this title

About the Author

Kenneth M. Keisel is an aviation historian living in Columbus, Ohio. He is also the author of Images of Aviation: US Naval Air Station Grosse Ile and Images of Aviation: Dayton Aviation: The Wright Brothers to McCook Field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1531697542
• ISBN 13: 9781531697549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 130