Corporate aircraft in better days

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Birdsboro Steel was an American producer of steel, machines, and machine parts based in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The company also produced munitions, tanks, and artillery in the late 1940s through their subsidiary company, Armorcast.Though the company wasn't officially established until around 1867, the roots of the company go as far back as 1740.

During the early 70s Birdsboro Corp continued to manufacture munitions for the military until 1975 when Birdsboro failed to win a government contract for tank making at Armorcast. This did major amounts of damage to the already sinking company. Birdsboro Corp officially closed its doors in 1988.

The company owned this Beech 18 parked here at Reading Regional Carl A. Spatz Field




The same plane in original:

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Bernard

[Tom/CalClassic]

Nice livery, thanks.

[nmlw]

I don't know how you find all of these historical items, but they are all interesting and informative.