Duncan A. McIntyre

Duncan A. McIntyre was early aviator and native of New Zealand, who on August 22, 1919 stopped in Tulsa, Oklahoma to visit an old army buddy.

Originally intending to stay a short while on his way to Spokane, Washington, McIntyre decided that Tulsa was fertile ground for establishing an aviation business.

He soon established a private airport on an 80-acre tract at the corner of Admiral Place and Sheridan Avenue.

McIntyre Field had three hangars to house 40 aircraft and a beacon for landings after sundown.

He had been persuaded to visit Tulsa by William G. Skelly, who was then president of the local Chamber of Commerce, as well as a booster of the young aviation industry.