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THE CALDWELL COLLECTION AT MUSTANG FIELD
The History of Mustang Field: The Runway Remembers
Sat, Feb 28
|The Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field
Before The Caldwell Collection called it home and it held the El Reno Regional Airport! Come learn how it began, what happened here, who served here, and the lives forever tied to this runway!
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2026, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CST
The Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field, 6600 S Mustang Field Rd, El Reno, OK 73036, USA
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About the event
Workshop: The History of Mustang Field
📅 Feb 28 | 10:30 AM
🎙️ Led by El Reno Historian Brian Rukes
📍 The Caldwell Collection at Mustang Field
This isn’t just “airport history.” Brian will walk us through the origins of Mustang Field, what took place here during the war years, who worked here, and the stories—some inspiring, some heartbreaking—that are still tied to this ground. Then we’ll open it up for Q&A.
🕙 Museum open 10AM–2PM (come early, stay after, wander the collection)