Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Building 6, Signal Corps Special Forces Hangar, On flightline at Southeast corner of Eleventh & C Streets, Dayton

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On flightline at southeast corner of and C Streets; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, Dayton Vicinity, Greene County, Ohio. Date of Construction: Consulting Engineer: Roberts and Schaefer Co., Chicago, IL. Construction Contractor: Simpson Construction Co., Chicago, IL. Present Owners USAF.

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Part of the Wright Field flightline complex constructed during World War II, this hangar was used during the war by the Signal Corps Special Forces for radio and antenna installation. Project History: This report is part of the overall Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, Area B documentation project conducted by HAER See overview report, HAER No. OH-79, for a complete description of the project. WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, AREA B, BUILDING 6 , SIGNAL CORPS SPECIAL FORCES HANGAR HAER No. (Page 2)

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The Signal Corps Special Forces Hangar is a steel- frarrte concrete structure of square feet, with a five- section, barrel vaulted roof and interstitial columns. Trie north end has two rows of steel-sashed, factory-style, tilt windows across the whole facade. The west side consists of telescoping multi-paned wire-reinforced glass and metal hangar doors, with rectangular concrete towers at each end. A rectangular concrete building is attached to the east side of the hangar, providing square feet of office space. HISTORY: Building 6 was built in as the Signal Corps Special Forces Hangar. Roberts and Schaefer Co. , of Chicago, was consulting engineer, and Simpson Construction Co., of Chicago, was the contractor.

Like the Engineering Shops (Building 5) the hangar was designed with a barrel shell roof which meant that the forms employed in the construction of the shops building could be reused here, although they had to be raised on trestles because of the additional height of the hangar. At first the building was primarily used by the Signal Corps for installing radios and antennas, and after the war it became a facility for retrofitting and modifying planes. In February a tower and control room were added; these were demolished in 198 6.

Wright Air Development Center and the Aircraft Maintenance Organization Shop both occupied the building in During the and the facility was apparently used for developing special projects until they were found to be viable and were handed over to another laboratory. From to it housed the Air Force Orientation Group. In a sound studio was constructed in the hangar. Currently the building houses the Wright Field Fitness Center. For bibliography, see Wright-Patterson Air Force Base overview report (HAER No. OH-7 9).