Illinois Aviation Museum
Location within Illinois | |
| Established | 2004 |
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| Location | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°41′51″N 88°07′40″W / 41.6975°N 88.1278°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
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| Website | www |
The Illinois Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
History
The museum was founded by Joe DePaulo, Ray Jakubiak, Steve Meyers and Tim Tocwish in 2004 in a 6,000 sq ft (560 m2) hangar it took over from an organization known as Packer Wings.[1][2]
In 2009, it acquired the forward fuselage of a T-33.[3]
Exhibits
Exhibits at the museum include a Link Trainer.[4]
Collection
- Aerotek S-1S Special – on loan[4]
- Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor[4]
- Bell UH-1C Iroquois[4]
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk[4]
- Fokker Dr.I – replica[4]
- Fokker E.III[4]
- Kaminskas Jungster II[4]
- Lockheed T-33 – on loan[4]
- Lockheed T-33 – forward fuselage[4]
- Nieuport 11 – replica, on loan[4]
- Nieuport 12 – replica[4]
- North American T-2 Buckeye – on loan[4]
- Pacific D-8[4]
Events
The Cavalcade of Planes airshow is hosted at the airport.[5]
Programs
The museum has completed build projects of a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer and a replica Fokker E.III.[6]
References
- ^ "Aviation Museum Lands a Home". Chicago Tribune. November 28, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "About IAM". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Wimbiscus, Bill (July 2–8, 2009). "Old Warbird Flies Only at Ground Level". Trib Local. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "A Gallery of Our Unique Collection". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "[Homepage]". Cavalcade of Planes. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Build Projects". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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