Aerial View of Rich Field

ID: 2148 ~ Source: George H. Williams papers, #3297, Box 179, Folder 4, The Texas Collection, Baylor University.

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The aerial view of Rich Field shows the simple layout: barracks and administrative buildings on the right, hangars on the left next to the open field where the planes would take off and land.

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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…