Curtiss-Southwest Field

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Curtiss-Southwest Field was an airport outside Tulsa, Oklahoma. During the Tulsa race riot, it was the origin of planes that harassed African America rioters.[1][2] It was run by the Curtiss Southwest Airline Company during its operation.

References

  1. ^ Madigan, Tim. The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, New York: St Martin's Press (2001), pp. 4, 131–132, 144, 159, 164, 249. ISBN 0-312-27283-9
  2. ^ White, Walter F (29 June 1921). "The Eruption of Tulsa". The Nation. Retrieved 27 January 2015.