Ready for Take-off

ID: 2141 ~ Source: Lee Arbon papers, Box 1, Folder 4, The Texas Collection, Baylor University.
This file appears in: Rich Field Army Air Base
Ready for Take-off

The Curtiss JN-4s quickly earned the nickname Jennys and served almost exclusively as the aircraft at Rich Field.

This file appears in: Rich Field Army Air Base

By Anabel Burke
In the midst of war, some towns stay far removed from the action. For Waco in 1917, this was far from the case. Engineers and workers broke ground for Camp MacArthur training base in July, famously taking up over 10,700 acres of the small Texas…