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3 unusual facts about Payne Field


Otto Carpell

In October 1918, he died of a cause variously reported as heart failure or pneumonia following an outbreak of Spanish influenza while serving at Payne Field in West Point, Mississippi.

Payne Field

Promoted to captain in October, 1917, Payne was transferred to Taliaferro Field, near Fort Worth, Texas.

Their plan was to develop a "municipal flying field" with passenger service from the east to Shreveport, Louisiana, Dallas, Ft.



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