Barron Field

Type: General Entry

Published: 1952

Updated: September 30, 2020

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.

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Robert E. Hays, Jr., Military Aviation Activities in Texas, World Wars I and II (M.A. thesis, University of Texas, 1963).

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Art Leatherwood, “Barron Field,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed May 24, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/barron-field.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: 1952
Most Recent Revision Date:: September 30, 2020

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