Editing Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (section)

===Wright and Patterson fields===
'''Wright Field''' was "formally dedicated" on 12 October 1927 when "the Materiel Division moved from [[McCook Field]] to the new site"{{r|AAF}}{{rp|352}} At the time of the dedication expenditures of approximately $5 million had been involved in the new facility after 18 months work, with the total amount expected to rise to between $7 and $8 million.<ref>Associated Press, "High Government and Aviation Officials Help Dedicate Wright Field - Built World's Premiere Field For $7,000,000 - 4,500 Acre Airport Is Almost On Spot Where Wrights Fashioned First Plane - Work Takes 18 Months - Ceremonies at Dayton Are Attended by Secretary Of War and Others," The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Thursday 13 October 1927, Volume LXI, Number 43, page 2.</ref> The ceremonies included the John L. Mitchell Trophy Race (won by Lt. I. A. Woodring of the 1st Pursuit Group—Speed: 158.968&nbsp;mph){{r|AAF}}{{rp|352}} and Orville Wright raising the flag over the new engineering center.{{Specify|reason=Of what unit? the Engineering Division, Materiel Division, or some other?|date=September 2013}}

On 1 July 1931, the portion of Wright Field east of Huffman Dam (land known today as Areas A and C of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base which included the Fairfield Air Depot and the Huffman Prairie Flying Field) was redesignated "Patterson Field" in honor of Lieutenant [[Frank Stuart Patterson]]. Lt. Patterson was the son of Frank J. Patterson, co-founder of [[NCR Corporation|National Cash Register]].

Shortly before the end of WW1, 1Lt Patterson and observer 2Lt LeRoy Swan, both of the [[137th Aero Squadron]], were killed at Wright Field in the crash of their [[Airco DH.4|de Havilland DH.4]] after its wings collapsed during a dive while firing at ground targets with a new synchronized-through–the–propeller machine gun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daytonhistorybooks.com/page/page/4686341.htm|title=A Close Tie|website=www.daytonhistorybooks.com}}</ref>  Patterson's grave and memorial arch is at Woodland Cemetery and Aborateum in Dayton, Ohio.