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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.
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 .
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]
Lone Star Flight Museum, Houston; Mid America Flight Museum, Mount Pleasant; Midland Army Air Field Museum, Midland; Museum of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio – closed; National Aviation Education Center, Dallas; National WASP WWII Museum, Sweetwater; No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum, Terrell [83] Pate Museum of Transportation ...
Formerly on display at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB in Rantoul, Illinois. [261] 44-64376 (unnamed) – Lackland AFB in Texas. [citation needed] P-51K. 44-12116 Second Fiddle – Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. [262]
The pioneer Octave Chanute promoted the Wrights' work, some of which he witnessed, in the United States and Europe. The brothers began to gain recognition in Britain, where Colonel John Edward Capper was taking charge of Army aeronautical work. On a visit to the U.S. in 1904 Capper befriended the Wrights and subsequently helped foster their ...
The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak is an American swept-wing turbojet-powered fighter-bomber. The RF-84F Thunderflash is variant of the F-84F that was designed for photo reconnaissance . The design was originally intended to be a relatively simple upgrade to the F-84 Thunderjet to make it more competitive with the F-86 Sabre , differing largely ...
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