File:EXTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Wind Tunnel, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH HAER OHIO,29-DAYT.V,1A-1.tif

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EXTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Wind Tunnel, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
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Diesing, David H.

Related names:

Potter, Tyler and Martin
Hunt and Allen
Frank Messer and Sons
Pfueller, Lisa, transmitter
Title
EXTERIOR VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST. - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building No. 27, Vertical Wind Tunnel, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH
Depicted place Ohio; Montgomery County; Dayton
Date 1991
date QS:P571,+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER OHIO,29-DAYT.V,1A-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The Vertical Wind Tunnel was built during World War II to test parachute performance and aircraft spin characteristics. Despite a remarkably simple design and relatively low operating cost, the tunnel has contributed to numerous advances in aeronautical technology. It is largely unaltered and still in use.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N108, N115
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N414
  • Survey number: HAER OH-79-A
  • Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oh1650.photos.352432p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Object location39° 45′ 32″ N, 84° 11′ 30.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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