The birth of aviation in Mississippi
In 1918, Payne Field had all of the facilities essential for producing pilots, but was missing some additional buildings that would be added later. The entire field did not have any runways for aircraft, but rather used wind directions to determine where pilots would land. (Courtesy Photo)
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