Taylor Airfield, Montgomery, Alabama, circa 1918

Creators

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Source Collection

James A. Matthews collection, Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis

Identifier

sc.0362.001_003.006

Description

Three unknown men and unknown child, standing in front of a government office at Taylor Airfield in Montgomery, Alabama, undated (World War I). This is where James A. Matthews worked.

Matthews was a government field auditor in the Machine and Repair Division for the Department of Military Aeronautics at Taylor Field during World War I. The War Department established the Aircraft and Engine Repair Depot #3 in Montgomery on the site of the former Wright Brothers flying school at Taylor Airfield. Besides the flight school, facilities at the airfield included the post headquarters, 16 hangars, repair shops, warehouses, barracks, and a hospital.

Date Created

2023

Date

circa 1918

Recommended Citation

"Taylor Airfield, Montgomery, Alabama, circa 1918" (2023). Images. 2.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-matthewsja2/2