Home Field Advantage A Century of Partnership Between Wright-patterson Air Force Base And Dayton, Ohio, in the Pursuit of Aeronautical Excellence

The Wright brothers' invention of the airplane changed the course of world history -- & the fortunes of Dayton, OH. Over the course of 100 years the city became the epicenter of aeronautical science, technology, acquisition, & logistics. In 1917, when America had just entered WW1, the Army needed to procure advanced airplanes so it built two air fields in & near Dayton. In 1931 the Army established Patterson Field & set the stage for the eventual merger, in 1948, to form today's Wright-Patterson AF Base. This volume tells the history of this partnership between the AF Base & Dayton, OH. It recounts the story of how the birthplace of aviationÓ became the birthplace, home, & future of aerospace.Ó Color illustrations. Beautifully designed!Cornelisse, Diana G. is the author of 'Home Field Advantage A Century of Partnership Between Wright-patterson Air Force Base And Dayton, Ohio, in the Pursuit of Aeronautical Excellence', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756741624 and ISBN 0756741629.