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Archived 2015-07-01 (Calendar) at the Wayback Machine. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, the largest aviation museum in Illinois, [citation needed] occupied part of the grounds of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. It and the base were named for Octave Chanute, railroad engineer and aviation pioneer.
Added to NRHP. July 14, 2006. Chanute Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force facility, located in Champaign County, Illinois, south of and adjacent to Rantoul, Illinois, about 130 miles (210 km) south of Chicago. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training.
Rantoul, IL. / 40.31194°N 88.15889°W / 40.31194; -88.15889. Rantoul station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Rantoul, Illinois, United States, on their Illini and Saluki service. It was originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad. The City of New Orleans also uses these tracks, but does not stop.
Back when it was Camp Steiner, it was the highest-elevation Boy Scout camp in the country at 10,400 feet, and campers had to hike a mile to get into the camp. The camp's buildings date back to the ...
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany (2001), a book by Stephen Ambrose, describes the Tuskegee Airmen in a tribute to their achievements. [ 158 ] Silver Wings & Civil Rights: The Fight to Fly (2004) is a documentary that was the first film to feature information regarding the " Freeman Field Mutiny ", the struggle of ...
3 April. USAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar with five aboard goes missing on a flight between Tachikawa Air Base and Ashiya Air Base, Japan. Wreckage sighted on 5 April at the 6,000 foot level of a 6,100-foot peak on Shikoku Island, 20 miles (32 km) south of Saijo, and more than 400 miles southwest of Tokyo.
Free Willy: Willy re-appears swimming and popping his fin up. Super Mario Bros. Two Japanese business executives propose making a video game based on Iggy and Spike, now trapped on Earth, who decide on the title The Super Koopa Cousins. Grumpy Old Men: A collection of bloopers and outtakes from the film. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Rantoul is Township 21 North, Range 9 East and part of Range 10 East of the Third Principal Meridian. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.64 square miles (128.6 km 2), of which 49.54 square miles (128.3 km 2) (or 99.80%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km 2) (or 0.22%) is water.