The Wright Flying School, also known as the Wright School of Aviation, was operated by the Wright Company from 1910 to 1916 and trained 119 individuals to fly Wright airplanes.
Facility in Augusta, Georgia circa 1911
Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Occupying the site of the first Wright Flying School, it was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell, a native of Atmore, Alabama.
A C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 908th Airlift Wing takes off from Maxwell AFB with the wing's maintenance hangars in the background.
Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell, for whom the base is named
Austin Hall was built in 1931 to serve as the Air Corps Tactical School's main building.
Overhead Maxwell Field in 1937