Illinois Aviation Museum
The Illinois Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, Illinois.
Location within Illinois | |
| Established | 2004 |
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| Location | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41.6975°N 88.1278°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
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| Website | www |
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. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "About IAM". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- Wimbiscus, Bill (2–8 July 2009). "Old Warbird Flies Only at Ground Level". Trib Local. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "A Gallery of Our Unique Collection". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "[Homepage]". Cavalcade of Planes. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- "Build Projects". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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