▁ ▁A viation ▁Classification ▁Center ▁ ▁Cad et ▁G unn ery ▁Camp ▁▁ ▁Wil bur ▁Wright ▁Field ▁ ▁R ivers ide , ▁Ohio ▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Wil bur ▁Wright , ▁A viation ▁P ione er ▁▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁field ▁started ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁flying ▁began , ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁res umed ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁flying ▁field ▁Pla ced ▁under ▁Techn ical ▁Section , ▁Department ▁of ▁Military ▁Aer onaut ics ▁ ▁Arm or ers ' ▁School , ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁en list ed ▁arm or ers ▁and ▁arm ament ▁officers ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁G unn ery ▁Cour se ▁ ▁Field , ▁school , ▁and ▁dep ot ▁cons olid ated ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁designated ▁Wil bur ▁Wright ▁Air ▁Service ▁Dep ot . ▁▁ ▁Lang ley ▁Field ▁ ▁Ham pton , ▁Virginia ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁N amed ▁after ▁Samuel ▁Lang ley , ▁P ione er ▁A vi ator ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁▁ ▁P erman ent ▁flying ▁field ▁and ▁bal lo on ▁station ▁ ▁Ex perimental ▁Engineering ▁Department ▁ ▁Observ ation ; ▁School : ▁ 5 - week ▁course ▁for ▁obser vers , ▁ 4 - week ▁course ▁for ▁pil ots ▁ ▁School ▁of ▁Phot ography ▁ ▁** ▁Camp ▁Tal ia fer ro ▁was