The Snapshots in Time Collection

Printed Command History Booklet, Pages 4-5: Early Aeronautical History of Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia

Printed Command History Booklet, Pages 4-5: Early Aeronautical History of Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia

A page from a printed history of Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, recounting the base's 1918 founding and the earliest days of Marine Corps aviation there. The Marine Aeronautic Section flew kite balloons and R-6 seaplanes to spot artillery fire, and two airfields, Brown Field and Turner Field, were named for Marine aviators who died in the line of duty. Project: 218157