Hagerstown, Maryland has played a significant role in the history of aviation. For more than 90 years local men and women designed and built aircraft that made Hagerstown one of the leading centers of aviation manufacturing.Recently discovered images and rare film footage document the pioneering days of Bellanca, Kreider, Reisner, Fairchild and Henson. See how the massive expansion of Fairchild Aircraft during WWII, the development of the C-119 "Flying Boxcar" and the world famous A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" shaped the Hagerstown community and the world of aviation.Follow aviation historian Kurtis Meyers on a journey to discover the people, places, planes and events that shaped Hagerstown's aviation Heritage.
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