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Hangar 9 was built in 1918 as one of the 16 original hangars that flanked the crescent shaped grass field at Brooks Air Force Base. It is the only surviving World War I wooden aircraft hangar in the country. Hangar 9 was restored in 1969 in a community and Air Force combined project. It is both a National Historic Landmark and a National Civil Engineering Landmark..
The Sidney J. Brooks Memorial was built in 1987 and was the first project undertaken by the Brooks Heritage Foundation. The bronze eagle atop the marble pedestal was sculpted by then Lt. John Cmar. The white stripe around the pedestal represents powered flight and the eagle launching from the sphere represents manned flight outside of earth's atmosphere. In 1993, with the full support and approval of his family, the remains of Lt. Sidney J. Brooks, the namsake of Brooks Air Force Base, were relocated to the Memorial. Lt. Brooks died November 13, 1917, on the last leg of his solo flight at Kelly Field. His wings were presented posthumously to his family and are now on display in Hangar 9.
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The Brooks Heritage Foundation website is operated by the Brooks Heritage Foundation
This website was created by Brian Bartels
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