Benbrook Field (Site) (Benbrook, Texas)

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The Royal Canadian Flying Corps established this airfield in 1917, as one of three fields in the Fort Worth area where it trained pilots for WW1. Also known as the field from which Canadian Captain Vernon Castle flew. Regrettably, he was killed in a plane crash at Benbrook during training exercises. Some witnesses, including William Fuller, believed that he deliberately crashed in order to avoid hitting another plane, and saved their lives. His burial was witnessed by thousands of mourners, who sadly watched the flagged draped casket pass in downtown Fort Worth. Even today, there is a street in Benbrook named in his honor.
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Coordinates:   32°40'36"N   97°27'30"W
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