Wright Field was an airfield of the United States Army Air Corps and Air Forces near Riverside, Ohio. From 1927 to 1947 it was the research and development center for the Air Corps, and during World War II a flight test center.
Today, officially termed Area B, it is part of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base complex and is the location of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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