Airport photo of Silver Star Airport (closed) in Pennsylvania, United States | AirHistory.net #684809
Location
City / Airport:Silver Star Airport (closed)
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
Airport Codes:None
Date & Photographer
Photo Date:1927
Photo from:William Engle Collection (via Tim Martin)
Photo ID: 684809
Photo Comment

This is the first evidence found for the airfield although it looks to have been in existence for a while judging by the track marks in the grass. The building in the far right hand corner is a two-bay hangar (see Photo ID 684841). A pilot school run by William H. Engle and trading as Silver Star Aircraft Service operated from here starting in 1930. In 1945, John Van Sant bought the Silver Star Airport and renamed it to the Old Star Airport. The airport closed about 1973 and the Oxford Valley Shopping Mall was built, obliterating its existence.

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