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Park Field

4836 Navy Road, Millington, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 20' 24.951876", -89° 52' 26.981328"
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During WWI Park Field became a Signal Corps aviation school,
one of the 1st airfields in West Tennessee. Gen. Jas. H. Doolittle often ferried
aeroplanes in for Curtiss Aircraft. After WWI Park Field helped pioneer mail
routes over Tennessee and surrounding states. The field was located on the
southside parade ground area aboard the Naval Air Station.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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