A Schuylkill County pilot writes home from the Berlin Airlift | 1948

When the Soviets sealed off West Berlin in June 1948, Lt. Joseph Elonis of Donaldson was already flying C-54s into the blockaded city around the clock. He wrote home to the West Schuylkill Press-Herald about what it looked like from the cockpit - and what was at stake. Read the story.

Schuylkill County airmen win War Bonds for bombing Berlin | 1944

The first Schuylkill County men to bomb Berlin - honored with war bonds | 1944 In August 1944, four Schuylkill County airmen gathered at the Pottsville Republican office to collect $50 war bonds for being the first county sons to fly over Berlin. One mother accepted on her son's behalf. Read more.