[edwest2]

Hi Stig,


Wright Field was there before it was called Wright-Patterson. At the end of the war, distribution of captured German aircraft included Freeman Field and a few others.
Everyone working in aviation, before it was called aerospace, wanted a look. I trust Phil Butler but work with then highly advanced aircraft, including the development
of what would become the B-52, occurred at Wright Field. Right after the war, if an aviation company wanted certain information, like translated German aviation or
guided missile documents, they had to follow a certain procedure. Certain information was highly compartmentalized by those handling the documents, and related
aircraft, missiles and engines. They had to make sure the Russians knew as little as possible while at the same time, getting this equipment and documents into the
hands of companies that would build the final versions.

Already, in May, 1946, a formerly classified document stated that development times needed to be cut from years to months since those working in intelligence knew
the Russians were working as fast as possible to develop, or just steal, developments based on captured German technology.


Best,
Ed