Napier Field

U.S. Army Air Corps personnel train for service in World War II at Napier Field outside Dothan in Dale County. The facility was named to honor Maj. Edward L. Napier of Union Springs, Bullock County, who was one of the Army's first flight surgeons.

Row of aircraft flight simulators in a training building, with trainees seated at the controls.
Courtesy of the Air Force Historical Research Agency
Row of aircraft flight simulators in a training building, with trainees seated at the controls.