THE CALL FIELD JN-4D EXHIBIT
TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE *
The exhibit includes a Model-T Troop Carrier and a Model-T Staff Car such as those used at Call Field. There are also WW I uniforms and equipment, a scale rendition of Call Field, multimedia displays, and more. Currently all these elements are located in a hangar at Kickapoo Airport in Wichita Falls (click on link for map and address). However, the entire exhibit will soon be relocated.
In Fall 2014, the Call Field Exhibit will move to the new Wichita Falls Regional Airport as part of a project we call “Jenny to Jet.” Across from the Jenny will be a United States Air Force T-38 jet and artifacts related to Sheppard Air Force Base. This one-of-a-kind display with the very first U.S. military training plane and a modern jet that is a current trainer will show the world Wichita Falls’ unique history and proud commitment to our armed forces. And given that Call Field was the forerunner to Sheppard, “Jenny to Jet” will also serve as proof that history has a direct link to our present day lives.
* Story courtesy of North Texas History Museum
Historian John Deuble, Jr., an official FASF Speaker, author and historian, points out that:
“Loren H. Call [Call Field] was a pilot with the 1st Aero Squadron; and, the first CO of Call Field was Major John B. Brooks – also a 1st Aero Squadron pilot at Camp Furlong in 1916.”