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THE CALDWELL COLLECTION AT MUSTANG FIELD
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The Flyers
Oklahoma produced an extraordinary generation of aviators between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second. Some of them are famous. Some of them should be. A few of them are connected to the aircraft in this hangar in ways that still surprise me when I trace the threads. This is their story...
Tony Caldwell
May 1210 min read
Oklahoma-Built Wings
Mustang Field, four miles south of El Reno, Oklahoma. The year is 1943. Young men are learning to fly the Fairchild PT-19 — open cockpit, wood-winged, beautiful and demanding — over the flat prairie of Canadian County.They didn’t just materialize. Somebody had to get them there. And this, it turns out, is one of the most fascinating stories we get to tell here at The Caldwell Collection.
Tony Caldwell
Apr 2814 min read
How Did They Get to Work?
Mustang Field, four miles south of El Reno, Oklahoma. The year is 1943. Young men are learning to fly the Fairchild PT-19 — open cockpit, wood-winged, beautiful and demanding — over the flat prairie of Canadian County.They didn’t just materialize. Somebody had to get them there. And this, it turns out, is one of the most fascinating stories we get to tell here at The Caldwell Collection.
Tony Caldwell
Mar 109 min read
The One That Wouldn't Go Away: How One Waco Waited
But that wasn't my last encounter with Marla or her biplane. The very next year, sitting in my hotel room, bored, in advance of a business meeting, I was scrolling through the Barnstormer ads when her name jumped off the page. The UPF 7 was for sale again!
Tony Caldwell
Jul 10, 20254 min read
Restoring History: The Transformation of Mustang Field Hangar
Learn more about the hangar being restored to house The Caldwell Collection. It's rich past, present conditions, and future vision!
Tony Caldwell
Mar 4, 20254 min read
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