Wilbur Wright Field

Wilbur Wright Field
Riverside, Ohio
Wilbur Wright Field, c.1920
Site information
TypePilot training airfield
Controlled byAir Service, United States Army
United States Army Air Forces
ConditionNational Museum of the United States Air Force
Location
Wilbur Wright Field
Coordinates39°46′46″N 84°6′16″W / 39.77944°N 84.10444°W / 39.77944; -84.10444 (Wilbur Wright Field)
Site history
In use1917–1951
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
Garrison information
GarrisonTraining Section, Air Service

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 and includes the National Museum of the United States Air Force built on the airfield.