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MONTHLY MEETING DETAILS
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MONTHLY PUBLIC MEETINGS
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2009 BOARD of DIRECTORS ANNOUNCED
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WELCOME TO
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On Saturday, July 4, 1925, Fort Worth Mayor H.C. Meacham announced during the annual Defense Day celebration the final signing by the City Council, on Friday, July 3, of a lease on Decatur Road of 100 acres of land to be used as the city's new municipal airport. This airport, located one-half mile from the city's dirigible mooring mast, and called "Muny" by local citizens, would replace Fort Worth's first municipal airport that was located at a former WWI aviation cadet training school at Barron Field near Everman.In the years that followed, the new airport would be renamed Meacham Field and Decatur Road would be renamed North Main Street. This small airport would eventually become a major factor in the growth of Fort Worth and North Texas. Its location became a primary factor in the Army's decision to locate a WWII bomber factory and Air Force base in Fort Worth that would forever change North Texas - and the world.CLICK HERE to learn the real history of Fort Worth's municipal airport.
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PUBLIC MEETING
REPORT AND
SCHEDULE
Our next public meeting will be on
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
7 P.M.
UNT Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Room 108, Main Building,
Fort Worth, Texas
For information call
(817) 244-9090
All of our lectures are free to the public as an educational service.
OUR SPEAKER FOR 17 NOVEMBER 2009 WAS:
Mr. Erasmo Piñero Jr.
The F-35 Lightning II: A Program Update.
See our President's message in
the left panel for details.
Remember, this meeting will be held at:
UNT Health Science Center
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd
Room 108, Main Building
Fort Worth, Texas
7:00 P. M.
The Last B-36 has gone to Arizona but our history remains here. Please visit the History Section of our website often for memories from our aviation past.
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Who was this Fort Worth aviation pioneer?
Click the picture to discover part of our aviation heritage.
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Fort Worth played a strategic role in the golden age of airships during the 1920s.
Click the picture to learn more.
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Why is this building on the N.E. corner of 7th and Main an historic Fort Worth aviation landmark?
Click the picture to discover another part of our city's aviation heritage.
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Fort Worth Meacham International Airport is the oldest municipal airport in North Texas.
Click the picture to learn how Meacham Field has shaped aviation history in North Texas.
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A history article was submitted by Mr. Frank Kleinwechter before his recent death. It is a reprint of a speech delivered by Amon Carter, Jr., on the day the last B-36 left Carswell Air Force Base.
Click here to learn What the B-36 has Meant to Fort Worth.
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See THIS PAGE for photos of James Anderson's giant RC model of the Last B-36.
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Click this link to learn what became of Greater Southwest International Airport - Amon Carter Field.
"It was all plowed into the ground!"
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Buy this
New revised version on DVD.

The complete history of the Last B-36 is
available on CD-ROM from our gift shop
B-36 caps and shirts are now on sale
and don't miss the new B-36 shoulder
patches and lapel pins.

Please visit the gift shop.
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WANT TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE
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