Reading Regional Airport
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Reading Regional Airport, also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field, is a public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Reading, in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Reading Regional Airport Authority.
F-51D of the 148th Fighter Squadron, Pennsylvania ANG in 1957
Curtiss C-46D-10-CU 44-77715 at Spaatz Field, 140th Aeromedical Transport Squadron, Pennsylvania ANG in 1957
1993 Reading Airshow T-shirt featuring U.S Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird's
Carl Spaatz
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Carl Andrew Spaatz, nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the enemy's oil production facilities as a priority over other targets. He became Chief of Staff of the newly formed United States Air Force in 1947.
The Question Mark being refueled by a Douglas C-1
Generals Arnold, Spaatz, and Vandenberg at decoration ceremonies held in Luxembourg City on April 7, 1945
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presents Civil Air Patrol Cadet Matthew C. Jackson (NJ) the Gen. Spaatz Award