Montgomery, Maxwell Field

[Glider Rider]

Toward the end of February 1910, Wilbur Wright decided to open one of the world’s earliest flying schools at the site that would subsequently become Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB) A few years later, the first recorded heavier-than-air night flights in aviation history occurred at the Alabama field on 25 May. In 1922 Wright Field was renamed to Maxwell Field in honor of 2nd Lt. William C. Maxwell, an Alabama native killed in an airplane crash in the Philippines.

For being such a famous Air force base this was the only picture that I could find of the field.

[MoCat]

Bill,

Picture missing, but was originally called Gunter. There are a number of pictures in "Little Known and Abandoned Airfields". Here's the address - great resource www.airfields-freeman.com/

MoCat

[Bookman]

A pic or two of the field here...




perso.orange.fr/patrice.laverdet/html/cfpna_gunter.htm

[Bookman]

also...

[Glider Rider]

Thanks MoCat, Bookman,
I somehow missed the connection between those two names. Just goes to show you that I've been sitting at this computer a little too long and becoming way too slap happy!!

Bill