Canadian RFC / RAF Curtis C565 [Photograph]

Name/Title

Canadian RFC / RAF Curtis C565 [Photograph]

Description

Photograph of a Canadian RFC / RAF Curtis C565, belonging to the 85th Training Squadron (Canadian), Barron Field, Texas,

Context

Barron Field, also known as Taliaferro No. 3, was a World War I pilot-training field a half mile west of Everman in southeastern Tarrant County. Construction began in September 1917. The field was closed about 1921 and reverted to farm land. It was used to train Canadian pilots.

Category

Handbook of Dallas-Fort Worth
TSHA Special Projects