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Thornton Lomax describes his experiences as a pilot during World War I, and in the oil industry after that war.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Thornton Lomax
Additional Parties Recorded: None
Date: January 15, 1982
Location: Dallas, Texas
Interviewer: Richard Mason
Length: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1: Military enlistment (1917),
Pilot's training,
Flight instructor,
Accident,
Early airplanes,
Military career,
Aviation,
Reasons for choice,
Maneuvers,
"Lemon turn",
Formations,
Airplanes,
Construction,
Accident frequency.
Tape 1, Side 2: Airplanes (continued),
Accident frequency,
Instrumentation,
Vertical banking,
Stunts,
Flying by instinct,
Altitudes,
Speed,
Employment,
Car dealership,
Oil business,
Exploration,
Drilling.
Tape 2, Side 1: Employment (continued),
Oil business (continued),
Exploratory wells,
percentage successful,
Oil booms,
County clerk's office,
Land leasing,
Obstacles,
Telephone anecdote,
Burkburnett, Texas (1920),
Oil business,
Oil deals,
Scouting wells,
Oil field workers,
Men's fashion,
Palm Beach suits,
Attitude towards military personnel.
Tape 2, Side 2: Oil men,
Producers,
Promoters,
Frank Kell,
Jake Hamon,
Wells drilled.
Range Dates: 1917-1920s
Bulk Dates: 1917-1920s
Access Information
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Transcript:
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