"More Valuable than Oil" The Establishment and Development of Tinker Air Force Base, 1940-1949 (open access)

"More Valuable than Oil" The Establishment and Development of Tinker Air Force Base, 1940-1949

Article describes the efforts of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce to obtain an air depot and the eventual construction of Tinker Air Force Base. James L. Crowder, Jr. focuses on the details behind the developments and the way the air base prepared U.S. army recruits for the war effort.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Crowder, James L., Jr.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1992 (open access)

Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 70, Number 3, Fall 1992

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.
Date: Autumn 1992
Creator: Oklahoma Historical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History