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Wilbur Wright Field
Riverside, Ohio
Wilbur Wright Field, c. 1920
Wilbur Wright Field is located in Ohio
Wilbur Wright Field
Wilbur Wright Field
Coordinates39°46′46″N 84°6′16″W / 39.77944°N 84.10444°W / 39.77944; -84.10444 (Wilbur Wright Field)
TypePilot training airfield
Site information
Controlled byAir Service, United States Army
United States Army Air Forces
ConditionNational Museum of the United States Air Force
Site history
In use1917–1951
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Garrison information
GarrisonTraining Section, Air Service
This Douglas O-46 bears the Spearhead insignia of Wilbur Wright Field (1931-1942) on its fuselage.

Wilbur Wright Field was a military installation and an airfield used as a World War I pilot, mechanic, and armorer training facility and, under different designations, conducted United States Army Air Corps and Air Forces flight testing. Located near Riverside, Ohio, the site is officially "Area B" of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[citation needed] and includes the National Museum of the United States Air Force built on the airfield.

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