Airport photo of Bristol - Kaiser Field (closed) in Pennsylvania, United States | AirHistory.net #683682
Location
City / Airport:Bristol - Kaiser Field (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Airport Codes:None
Date & Photographer
Photo Date:5 August 1944
Photo from:William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)
Photo ID: 683682
Photo Comment

First record of this airfield is from a 1930 Aviation Map when it was called Keystone Aircraft Field. Fleetwings Aircraft bought Keystone Aircraft and moved here in 1941. The airfield was then known as Fleetwings Field. Fleetwings was bought by Kaiser Industries in 1943 and the airfield was renamed again to Kaiser Field. The photo shows the transformation from grass airfield to an airport with paved runways 19 & 23 shown here under construction, with 29 just beginning; all paid for by the U.S. Navy. In the 1950s 3M bought the Kaiser factory which heralded a name change to 3M Airport. This situation continued with general aviation operations until 1980 when the airport was closed.

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