Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.

Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.

Photograph of Robert G. Fowler's aircraft, The Cole Flyer at Sweetwater, Tx. A crowd of people can be seen surrounding the small aircraft.

Photograph of an airship or dirigible flying in the sky over a group of brick buildings, the tops of which are only just visible at the bottom of the photo. The building on the far right side is dark and multi-storied, and there are people standing on the roof.

Aerial photograph a small airport with three airstrips that cross each other.

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo. A note can be seen written on the back of the photo: "Sweetwater Municipal Airport- The first hangar built in 1929 on South side of the field. Photo taken in 1941".

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.

Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows a group of small buildings interconnected by pathways and roads, and two aircraft hangars seen to the right.

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner. There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.

Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.

Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.

Aerial photograph of a group of buildings and interconnecting paths between the buildings near a large main road. The buildings sit on a large, square lot, surrounded by scrub-brush, with a junkyard to the left.

Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.

Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.

Aerial photograph of Sweetwater's municipal airport, showing the runways and hangars. There is white text at the bottom of the photo identifying the location of the airport.

Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.

Aerial photograph of the air force radar station at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. The photo shows a large group of buildings connected by paths and and roads, with a parking lot in the center. Two large hangars are visible in the foreground. Three student dorms for TSTC campus can be seen side by side in the background.

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field with two large aircraft hangars seen to the right, and a series of smaller buildings and road networks seen to the left.