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How come a Hollywood stunt pilot acquired 475 Oklahoma airplanes in a day? artwork
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How come a Hollywood stunt pilot acquired 475 Oklahoma airplanes in a day?

How Curious by KGOU

In 1945, the U.S. government chose Searcy Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a unique experiment: selling 475 surplus World War II combat aircraft in one giant field sale rather than scrapping them.This episode of How Cu...

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How come a Hollywood stunt pilot acquired 475 Oklahoma airplanes in a day? is an episode from How Curious by KGOU. In 1945, the U.S. government chose Searcy Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a unique experiment: selling 475 surplus World W...

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Published May 26, 2026, 14:13 long, audio available.