Using these as targets, military personnel developed tactics and techniques designed to destroy the Nazi installations. Nine concrete and brick structures were constructed in early 1944 to replicate German V-1 missile launch sites on the coast of France. Eglin worked closely with the Air Force Tactical School at Orlando and extensive R & D work was conducted on airplanes, engines, and other aircraft related innovations. Jimmie Doolittle’s B-25 strike force took place at Eglin in March 1942 on specially marked runways. Training for the daring Tokyo Raid by Lt. By the end of WWII, Eglin was the second largest air facility in the United States. With the activation of the Air Corps Proving Ground in 1941, Eglin became a major Research and Development (R&D) facility consisting of laboratories, technical buildings., test centers, as well as the complement of traditional base infrastructure. Army Air Corps pilot killed in January 1937.Įglin was selected as the site of an aircraft armament proving ground in 1940 and received the 384,000 acre Choctawhatchee National Forest from the U.S. In August 1937 the base was re-designated Eglin Field to honor Lt. The Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery Base was established in June 1935 as a range for Maxwell Field, Alabama. This site is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Take 85 south until you reach Highway 20 make a right and proceed until you reach the East Gate. If coming from the west, exit Interstate 10 on Highway 85 at Crestview. Make a right turn and stay on 20 until you reach the East Gate. If driving, take Interstate 10, If coming from the east, exit on Highway 285 at Mossy Head and go south until you reach Highway 20.
This site is located in the Northwest region of the state.
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