Scott AFB: Then and Now
Scott Field began as an aviation-training field for World War I pilots in August 1917 when the 11th and 21st Aero Squadrons from Kelly Field, Texas arrived. The first flight from Scott Field occurred on Sept. 2, 1917. Scott Air Force Base, home to the Air Mobility Command, is also the headquarters of the U.S. Transportation Command and coordinates transportation across all military services.
PHOTO BY:
Courtesy Photos
VIRIN:
170106-F-XX000-021.JPG
FULL SIZE:
1.87 MB
CAMERA
N/A
LENS
N/A
APERTURE
N/A
No camera details available.
IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN
Read More
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release.
If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit.
Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other
DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at
https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations,
which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and
trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings
regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.