671st Bomb Squadron

Historical marker location:

1100 Spaatz Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Marker installed: 1993

of the 416th Bomb Group (L), 9th Air Force. European Theater of Operations - World War II.

Ohio has a rich tradition of aviation history, with several famous aviators hailing from the state. In addition to the Wright brothers, who invented the airplane, other notable Ohio aviators include Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, and Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.