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The museum was dedicated to the life and works of Chanute, the former air base, the history of aviation in the state of Illinois, and hosted an annual air show. Highlights of the museum included a collection of over 40 aircraft including military fighters, bombers, rescue, recon, and cargo aircraft.
Octave Chanute (February 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910) was a French-American [1] civil engineer and aviation pioneer. He advised and publicized many aviation enthusiasts, including the Wright brothers .
In 1954 46-65 was scrapped, making 46-66 the oldest B-47 in existence, and the only surviving XB-47. Previously displayed at the since-closed Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB, Illinois. Returned to Edwards AFB in 2016. Awaiting funds for restoration. [1] 50-0062 Pooler, Georgia: Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
62-12201 - Built as a YRF-110A Spectre, later redesignated RF-4C.It was later modified into the GRF-4FC and used as an experimental aircraft for training purposes. On display at Regional Military Museum, Houma, Louisiana. Formerly on display at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum (former Chanute Air Force Base), Rantoul, Illinois. [76] F-4D
45-59494 – Discovery Park of America, Union City, Tennessee; formerly at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois [17] F-84B. 45-59504 – Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York [18] 45-59556 – Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California [19]
Chanute Field was named in honor of Octave Chanute (1832–1910), a pioneer aeronautical engineer and experimenter, a friend and adviser to the Wright Brothers. Chanute's biplane glider (1896) with "two arched wings held rigidly together by vertical struts and diagonal wire bracing" (the principle of the Pratt truss used in the railroad bridges ...
The photo album was found in April 1945 in the bedroom of Hitler's longtime ... Fantastic hammer price for the interesting Eva Braun Berlin Bunker Album! £34,000 #History #WW2 pic.twitter.com ...
Augustus Moore Herring (August 3, 1867 – July 17, 1926) was an American aviation pioneer, who sometimes is claimed by Michigan promoters to be the first true aviator of a motorized heavier-than-air aircraft.