Wright-Patterson AFB: More Than a Road - The Story Behind Wright-Patt's Skeel Avenue
June 09, 2022
June 09, 2022
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Matthew Clouse, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
It was October 4, 1924, the final day of the International Air Races at Wilbur Wright Field, now known as the flightline on Area B. Approximately 50,000 people came to witness the final event, the prized Pulitzer Speed Trophy Race. The trophy went to the pilot that maintained the top speed over a 200 kil . . .
By Matthew Clouse, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
It was October 4, 1924, the final day of the International Air Races at Wilbur Wright Field, now known as the flightline on Area B. Approximately 50,000 people came to witness the final event, the prized Pulitzer Speed Trophy Race. The trophy went to the pilot that maintained the top speed over a 200 kil . . .