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Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword xi Preface xv Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1: A Fort Begins the Military Tradition 1 Chapter 2: World War I: Three Airfields 20 Chapter 3: World War I: Camp Bowie 40 Chapter 4: Local Aviation Between the Wars 58 Chapter 5: World War II: The Bomber Plant 71 Chapter 6: World War II: Air Power at Fort Worth Army       Air Field 93 Chapter 7: World War II: Training Command and More 105 Chapter 8: Globe Aircraft 123 Chapter 9: Bell Helicopters 134 Chapter 10: The Sound of Freedom: Carswell and Beyond 153 Chapter 11: Air Force Plant 4: General Dynamics to        Lockheed Martin 181 Chapter 12: Military Impact 198 Notes 209 Bibliography 253 Index 273 ...

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