One Tank Trips: Exploring the legacy of General Carl Spaatz in Boyertown

ByTodd Haas WPVI logo
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
One Tank Trips: Exploring the legacy of General Carl Spaatz in Boyertown

BOYERTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- In this edition of One Tank Trips, we are learning about a World War II general who is known as one of the fathers of the U.S. Air Force.

General Carl Spaatz commanded many of the war's most successful aerial campaigns.

At a museum named in his honor, visitors can learn about his contributions and about the war.

The General Carl Spaatz National USAAF Museum is located in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, in Berks County

Action News photojournalist Todd Haas takes us there.

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