Distinguished museum visitors
Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Seven groups of veterans of the Berlin Airlift and their families visited during their October, 2015 reunion in Oklahoma City.
Tennessee Air National Guard
Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Berlin Airlift Veterans Association
Eight current Tennessee Air National Guard members toured in April, 2015. This KC-97L cockpit was from one of their former aircraft.
Cimarron Field Cadet James Thrasher and Family
Cimarron Field Cadet James Thrasher and Family
Cimarron Field Cadet James Thrasher and Family
James Thrasher was a cadet in Class 44-E and went on to fly Consolidated B-24 Liberators. His family has visited on numerous occasions.
United States Congressman Steve Russell
Cimarron Field Cadet James Thrasher and Family
Cimarron Field Cadet James Thrasher and Family
United States Congressman Steve Russell is a frequent museum visitor.
Jack & Sunny Hibbits
Mustang Field Cadet John Eagleston
Mustang Field Cadet John Eagleston
John J. (Jack) Hibbits, the author of the WWII book, "Take 'Er Up Alone Mister" and his daughter Sunny visited in 2013.
Mustang Field Cadet John Eagleston
Mustang Field Cadet John Eagleston
Mustang Field Cadet John Eagleston
John Eagleston was a Mustang Field cadet and went on to fly combat in P-47 Thunderbolts in the Ninth Air Force.
General Stanley Newman
Ed Lamb B-24 Tail Gunner and Family
Ed Lamb B-24 Tail Gunner and Family
General Stanley Newman, Oklahoma Air National Guard (Retired) flew photo recon Mustangs in WWII and later commanded the Oklahoma Air National Guard.
Ed Lamb B-24 Tail Gunner and Family
Ed Lamb B-24 Tail Gunner and Family
Ed Lamb B-24 Tail Gunner and Family
Ed Lamb was a tail gunner in a Consolidated B-24 Liberator in the 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. He brought a lot of family out for a video interview.
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
Francis Craven, Cimarron Field 42-G Cadet and LM Sullivan, Mustang Field 43-J Cadet
Bobby Budde (L) and George Budde (R)
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
These brothers both flew during WWII. Bobby was a Civilian Instructor in PT-19s at Stamford, TX. George was flying P-40s during his Advanced training when the war ended.
Mustang Field Instructor LD Thomas
Francis Craven Cimarron 42-G LM Sullivan Mustang 43-J
Mustang Field Instructor LD Thomas
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LD Thomas instructed at Mustang Field in Fairchild PT-19s. He is one of the first Cimarron or Mustang Field veterans I met.