The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM), located in Reading, Pennsylvania, is dedicated to preserving aviation history through the restoration and display of historic aircraft. Situated at the Reading Regional Airport (Carl A. Spaatz Field), the museum’s collection emphasizes the Mid-Atlantic region’s unique contributions to flight, while also providing a broad overview of aviation history, including military aviation.
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading Regional Airport, 1054 Arnold Road
Reading
Pennsylvania 19605
+1 (610) 372-7333
Daily 09:30 – 16:00
Closed major holidays
Admission fee
Gift shop
From Route 183, enter airport complex at MacArthur Road (Meridan Bank), right turn on Fisher Road (Federal Express), to top of hill, right turn to museum parking.
Aircraft collection
Custer CCW-5 Channel Wing N5855V
| N16259
N17495 N18834 N19336 N749AA N404H NC467V NC16470 N22443 N5BE N472MA N404H N338SM N117GA/45-59595 N26M/8366/69 N4105G N15K N714GR N80522 N41793 N34781 N5855V N557JC N234D N229GB/50819 N19139 N175ML/131677 N119EC N50024 N60651 N175ML N63V NL109K/4 N12882 NC15792 NC14742 N727W N45309/145915/PL-9 N450A – N86FF N44718/2782/46 N51RS N24554/27753/TC-43 NL9456Z/327638 N550NF/42-39445 N4367M/53-4367 N4979E N41529 N50084 N303JV N25545 N93248 46-0666/FS-666 N6202K N95E N46922/145712 119 N1394/1394 N49888 N16330 N4991C N18339 N18471 N7471 N60277/41-22441/42 – | Aeronca C-3
Aeronca K Aeronca K Aeronca K American Aerolights Eagle American Aerolights Dubble Eagle American Eagle Eaglet 231 Arrow Sport F Auster J/1 Autocrat Bede BD-5B Bede BD-5B Beech G18S Bensen B-8M Gyrocopter Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter Boeing Stearman PT-17 Kaydet Briegleb BG12B-GT Brunner Winkle Bird A-T Cessna 150 Commuter Cessna 172L Skyhawk Cessna UC-78 Bobcat Culver LCA Cadet Custer CCW-5 de Havilland DH.104A Dove 2A de Havilland DH.104A Dove 5A Douglas SC-47J Skytrain Ercoupe 415G Fairchild 24G Fairchild PT-19 Cornell Fairchild PT-19B Cornell Fairchild PT-19B Cornell Fairchild R4Q-2 Flying Boxcar Fleet 7 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger Heath CNA-40 Heath LNB-4 Parasol Kellet KD.1 Kinner Sportster B-1 Lockheed SP-2H Neptune Martin 4-0-4 Mitchell Wing B-10 Monnett Sonerai II Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 North American F-86F Sabre North American SNJ-4 Texan North American TB-25N Mitchell Northrop P-61B Black Widow Piasecki CH-21B Work Horse Pietenpol Aircamper Piper NE-1 Cub Piper L-21B Super Cub Rand-Robinson KR-2 Rearwin Cloudster Rearwin Skyranger Republic F-84B Thunderjet Republic RC-3 Seabee Rutan 33 Vari-Eze Sikorsky SH-34J Seabat Sikorsky HH-52A Seaguard Spratt 108 Taylor J-2 Cub Taylor JT.1 Monoplane Taylor Young A Troyer VX-1 Vickers 745D Viscount Vultee BT-13A Valiant Wright Flyer (replica) |
Boeing PT-17 Kaydet N26M 8366/69 US Navy
Culver LCA Cadet N34781
Custer CCW-5 Channel Wing N5855V
Fairchild R4Q-2 Flying Boxcar N175ML
Grumman (General Motors) TBM-3S Avenger (N109K) 4 US Navy
De Havilland DH-104 Dove 5A N557JC
Martin 404 N450A Eastern Air Lines
North American B-25J Mitchell (N9456Z) 43-7638/9D USAAF
North American B-25J Mitchell (N9456Z) 43-7638/9D USAAF
Northrop P-61B Black Widow (N550NF) 42-39445 USAAF
Vickers 798D Viscount N7471 Capital Airlines
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Air Show 2013
Aeronca 60-TF (N29189) FA2459 USAAF
Aeronca L-16A (7BCM) (N9325H) 7807 USAAF
Beech D18S (N70GA) KJ508 RAF Commemorative Air Force
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (N3193G) 44-85829/GD/Y-L USAAF
Boeing B-29A Superfortress (NX529B) 44-62070/A USAAF Commemorative Air Force
Boeing N2S-3 Kaydet (N49927) 06 US Navy
Boeing PT-17/L300 Kaydet (N55412) 92 US Army
Curtiss P-40M Warhawk (NX1232N) 00 Flying Tigers USAAF
Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (N92879) 32 US Navy
Douglas C-47B Skytrain (N15SJ) 44-76717/D8-Z USAAF
Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless (NL82GA) 5 US Navy Commemorative Air Force
Fairchild (Howard) PT-23A Cornell (M-62C) N51296 US Army
Fairchild 24W-9 N25327
Fairchild PT-23A Cornell (N62476) 42-2962/164 USAAF
Grumman (General Motors) FM-2 Wildcat (N11FE) 86680/5 US Navy
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (N44907) 40 US Navy
North American B-25J Mitchell (N9079Z) 44-30734 USAAF
North American B-25J Mitchell (N3155G) 44-30832 USAAF
North American P-51D ustang NL51HY USAAF
North American P-51D Mustang (N63476) 44-72854/540 USAAF
North American P-51D Mustang (NL10601) 44-73843/QP-G USAAF
Piper J-3C-65 Cub N2049M
Stinson L-5C Sentinel (N3706C) 44-17543 USAAF
Supermarine Spitfire FR.18E (NX969SM) SM969/S RAF
Vought (Goodyear) FG-1D Corsair (NX83JC) 67089/555 US Navy
Boeing PT-17 Kaydet (N57811) 816 USAAF
Exhibits and Collections:
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) houses a diverse array of aircraft, ranging from historic warplanes and classic airliners to rare civilian and military aircraft. The museum actively restores these aircraft, many of which are showcased at airshows. Notably, MAAM is undertaking a project to restore a P-61B-1-NO Black Widow, recovered from New Guinea in 1989, to flying condition.
Photos Tom Warnock