Bettis Field and the ABCs of Pittsburgh Aviation
American aviation took wing in the 1920s in fabric-covered biplanes from local airports that were little more than reclaimed cow pastures.
Join Heinz History Center’s Director of Publications Brian Butko and regional historian Sue Morris as they share stories from their new book about our earliest aviation history and the men and women pilots who lifted off from Bettis Field in West Mifflin to touch the skies above Pittsburgh (and beyond).
