Marker - Park Field
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cgeek
N 35° 20.491 W 089° 54.115
16S E 236262 N 3914782
Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM3K51
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2008
Views: 19
Park Field
During WWI Park Field became a Signal Corps aviation school, one of the 1st airfields in West Tennessee. Gen. Jas. H. Doolottle 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.
Marker Name: Park Field
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: None
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Shelby County Historical Commission and Millington Central High School Class of 1951
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