McCook Field
US Army airfield and aviation experimentation station in Dayton, OH in use 1917-27 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the facility in Nebraska, see McCook Army Airfield.
McCook Field was an airfield and aviation experimentation station in Dayton, Ohio, United States. It was operated by the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and its successor the United States Army Air Service from 1917 to 1927. It was named for Alexander McDowell McCook, an American Civil War general and his brothers and cousins, who were collectively known as "The Fighting McCooks".
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McCook Field | |
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Dayton, Ohio | |
Coordinates | 39°46′33″N 84°11′27″W |
Type | Aircraft Flight Testing |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Service |
Site history | |
Built | 1917 |
In use | 1917–1927 |
Battles/wars | World War I |
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