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Airports 
in
Berks
County

 Presented here are several articles chronicling
the early days of air travel in Berks.

   History of Reading-Berks Airports

  The Reading Airport is now a reality

  Reading Municipal Airport in Brief

  Facts about Reading Airport 1939

  History of the Reading Aero Club

Visitors who have the RealPlayer™ installed on their computers can enjoy the two video clips presented below. Both clips were originally aired on The Historical Society of Berks County's monthly television show.

Reading Airport
October 1939

Madeira Field



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