Chicagoland's Only Aviation Museum
Links to other Aviation Sites
Chicago Area Airports
United States Museums and Aviation Sites
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The 390th Memorial Museum is located in Tucson, Arizona on the grounds of
the third largest aviation museum in the United States, the Pima Air and
Space Museum. The 390th museum contains the beautifully restored B-17G
"I'll Be Around". http://www.390th.org/
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Arkansas Air Museum: A Museum that Flies The historic aircraft in the
Arkansas Air Museum are unusual among museum exhibits because most of them
still fly. There are few "stuffed birds" in this collection. http://www.arkairmuseum.org/
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US Military Aircraft. This is a great site
for aircraft drawings and basic physical data. http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/
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Special Forces.Net - Dedicated to The Special Operations Soldier http://www.specialforces.net/
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EAA Air Adventure Museum: More than 90 full-size aircraft are on display
at the EAA Air Adventure Museum. They range from aviation's earliest days to
today's high-tech homebuilt. The Museum also features the Eagle Hangar,
dedicated to World War II aviation, historic fighter jets from the
1950-60-70-80's, and Pioneer Airport, which re-creates a grass strip airport
of the 0 1920-30's era. http://www.aero.com/events/eaamuseu.htm
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) http://www.faa.gov
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International Women's Air And Space Museum: The International Women's Air
and Space Museum, located in Centerville Ohio, celebrated its ten year
anniversary in March. The Museum was originally the plan of a group of
Ninety-Nines to preserve the achievements of women in aviation through
personal artifacts and archives. http://www.iwasm.org/
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The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is located at Bluegrass Airport,
Lexington. The facility has 12,000 square feet of display area, a fully
equipped shop for aviation restoration projects, an office, a
library/archive and a gift shop. The museum is a dynamic entity which
includes not only older restored aircraft and memorabilia, but also
air-worthy, flyable aircraft for the public to enjoy. http://www.aviationky.org/
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Landings: The Busiest Aviation Hub in Cyberspace: Pilots & Aviation
Enthusiasts
http://www.landings.com/
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Lone Star Flight Museum: A treasure on Galveston Island, the Lone Star
Flight Museum captivates historians and entertains youngsters of all ages.
The golden age of aviation lives on at one of the fines museums in the
state. http://www.lsfm.org/
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The MAPS Air Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating
people about the history of aviation and its impact upon society. It
accomplishes this mission by acquiring, restoring, preserving, and
exhibiting the impact of aviation on the culture of man. http://www.mapsairmuseum.org/
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McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum: Located in McCarran International
Airport, the McCarran Aviation Heritage Museum is one of the Las Vegas
valley's newest museums. The Museum shows the history of aviation in
Southern Nevada, from the first flight in 1920 through the introduction of
jets.
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/parks/Clark_County_Museum.htm
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Mid Atlantic Air Museum. Located at Reading Pennsylvania's Regional
Airport (Carl A. Spaatz Field - RDG), the Museum's collection includes
award-winning warbirds, classic airliners, rare & unusual military and
civilian aircraft and historic exhibits. http://avdigest.com/maam/maam.html
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Minnesota Air Guard Museum: Dedicated to preserving and sharing the
history of the Minnesota Air National Guard. The museum is located on the
Air Guard base at the North-East corner of Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport. http://www.winternet.com/~bock/mnagm/
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National Warplane Museum: Chemung County, New York's Elmira-Corning
Regional Airport. http://www.warplane.org/
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Piper Air Museum: In 1937, the Piper Aircraft Corporation was established
in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. There, William T. Piper laid the foundation for
his now famous line of aircraft. Soon the clouds of World War II began to
form, and Piper Aircraft began manufacturing large numbers of tube and
fabric trainers for the military. In 1984, Piper Aircraft Corp. closed the
doors to the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania factory. The rest is, well as they
say, history! http://oak.kcsd.k12.pa.us/pam/
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Planes Of Fame Air Museum: This unique museum, founded by Robert J. Pond,
is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of America's premier World
War II aircraft. On display are more than 20 aircraft, making it one of the
largest airworthy collections of World War II aircraft in the world. http://www.winternet.com/~pof/
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The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome is a living museum of antique aviation,
located in Rhinebeck, New York. We present one of the largest collections of
early aero planes in the world, and fly many of these historically
significant aircraft in exciting air shows. http://www.mainstream.com/rhinebeck.html
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Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base: The second largest museum in
the United States Air Force. Situated on a beautiful 43-acre site adjacent
to the south gate of Robins Air Force Base, the museum now boasts a premier
collection of 89 aircraft and missiles dating from an early 1896 glider to
modern day aircraft like the SR-71 Blackbird, U-2 and F-15 Eagle.
Informative and interesting exhibits tell the story of aviation events from
World War II, the Korean War, Desert Storm and the major role of Robins Air
Force in support of national defense. Robins
AFB Museum of Aviation
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Sacramento Sky Ranch Inc.: Articles and reference information for aircraft
owners. http://www.sierra.net/skyranch
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San Diego Aerospace Museum: Experience aviation's history from the Wright
Flyer to the Space Shuttle. The San Diego Aerospace Museum brings to life
aviation's rich heritage through a dazzling collection of over 65 U.S. and
foreign aircraft and spacecraft on display for your education and enjoyment.
http://www.globalinfo.com/noncomm/aerospace/Aerospace.HTML
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The Museum of Flying Santa Monica houses a rare collection of World War II
fighter aircraft. The majority of the aircraft within the collection are in
flight ready condition and frequently take part in air races across the US. http://www.mof.org/mof
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Seattle Museum of Flight: Featuring 54 of the world's most awe-inspiring
airplanes-authentic and in mint condition. In the steel and glass Great
Gallery, the history of aviation soars past, with dozens of full-size
aircraft flying in formation six stories above. http://www.museumofflight.org/
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Skyhawk Association: The Skyhawk Association provides an on-going
fraternal-social affiliation of individuals who have flown OR foster,
encourage, and support the "Skyhawk" aircraft and who are
dedicated to the perpetuation of the legend, history, traditions, and
camaraderie associated with the Skyhawk. http://www.skyhawk.org/
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Southern Museum of Flight where visitors can view eight decades of
aviation history through aircraft, engines, models, and memorabilia of some
of the greatest aviation pioneers of all time! Aircraft include the first
Delta Air Lines plane; a Huff Daland crop duster; replica of the 1912 Curtis
Pusher; Republic Seabee amphibian; T-6 WW II trainer; F4 jet fighter;
sailplanes; and homebuilts. http://www.the-matrix.com/flight/museum.html
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The Strategic Air Command Museum in Bellevue displays aviation exhibits
and artifacts, including a large outdoor missile display and 32 vintage war birds
. Located on an inactive runway at Offutt Air Force Base, the museum is
dedicated to preserving the war birds that fought for this country's
freedom. http://www.omaha.org/sac.htm
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Western Museum Of Flight: Open to the public five days per week, Tuesday
through Saturday, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, the Western Museum of Flight is
located at historic "Jack Northrop Field - Hawthorne Municipal
Airport", 120th Street and Prairie Avenue in the city of Hawthorne,
California. http://www.wmof.com/
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Foreign Museums and Aviation Sites
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Naval Museum Of Alberta: A fantastic collection of naval artifacts
including three RCN fighter aircraft which flew on the decks of HMCS
Warrior, Magnificent and Bonaventure. The aircraft are a Supermarine Seafire
Mk. XV (naval version of the famous Spitfire), a Hawker Sea Fury Mk. II (the
worlds fastest piston-engine fighter which successfully destroyed Soviet
built MIG jets in combat during the Korean War) and a McDonnell Banshee
F2H-3 jet fighter. http://www.lexicom.ab.ca/~navalmuseum/navalmuseum.html
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Aviation Museum Of Denmark: The collection in the Air Museum comprise more
than 30 aircraft from the Danish history of flight.
http://www.danops.dk/mobilium2.html
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Elevon: A web site dedicated to aviation. It has an extensive database on
aircraft compiled by Emmanuel Gustin and Joe Baugher. http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon
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The Museum of Flight, Scotland: The Museum opened in 1975 and two hangars
on this historic airfield now show a collection of aircraft and associated
objects dating from 1895 to the present day
http://www.nms.ac.uk/flight.html
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Monino Aviation Museum, Russia: The AF Museum exists from 1958 and now is
the biggest aviation museum on the territory of the former USSR. It was
opened under the initiative of Air Marshal S.A. Krasovsky, the Air Force
Academy head at that time. Now the Air Force Museum still forms an integral
part of the academy, the "factory" of command and staff cadres for
the military aviation, as it often called.
http://www.infoart.ru/avia/company/monino/e_monino/index.htm
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The Nanton Lancaster Society and Air Museum: Honouring all those
associated with Bomber Command during WWII and commemorating the activities
of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. http://www.lexicom.ab.ca/~nanton/nanton.html
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New Zeland Flighter Pilots Museum: Situated in one of the most beautiful
parts of the South Island of New Zealand is the largest collection of
flyable World War II fighters in the Southern Hemisphere. Wanaka Airport is
host to the New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum and the Alpine Fighter
Collection. http://nzfpm.dcc.govt.nz/nzfpm/
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The Western Canada Aviation Museum presents an exciting look into Canada's
Aviation past. All phases of aviation industry, from early bush planes to
the jet age, are represented in the Museum's collection. Billed as Canada's
second largest aviation museum, the WCAM provides a tangible link with
Canada's flying history. http://www.wcam.mb.ca/
Air Classics Museum of Aviation
43W776 US Route 30
Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Phone: (630) 466-0888
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