Black plaque № 60049

Mobile, AL, United States

Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley The Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley encompasses much of the early history of aviation in Alabama, including Monroe Park where aerial experimenter John Fowler displayed his flying machine designs. The fairgrounds located adjacent to Monroe Park were utilized for early aerial e

xhibitions. Located immediately north of the Aeroplex, in an area known as "The Flats" Legion Field was developed in 1917 and became Mobile's first flying field. The city's first municipal airport, Ba

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