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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 .
An aviation-centric museum, the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, was also located on the former Chanute AFB site, commemorating much of the installation's military history as Chanute Field and Chanute AFB, but it closed in the winter of 2015.
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]
Renamed Chanute Air Force Base after World War II, it was closed in 1993, but was partly reoccupied by the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, which was permanently closed on December 30, 2015, and the Rantoul National Aviation Center. Rantoul's economy has taken a sharp decline due to the base's closing, from which it has never recovered.
Naval Air Station Glenview Museum, Glenview; Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul – closed; Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum, Poplar Grove; Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington; Russell Military Museum, Zion; Warbird Heritage Foundation, Waukegan; World Aerospace Museum, Quincy – closed
Formerly on display at Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum at the former Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Illinois. [34] 139953: Hickey Park, Lemoore, California. [citation needed] 139956 (displayed as 142176) : Aviation History & Technology Center, Dobbins ARB (formerly Atlanta NAS), Atlanta, Georgia. [citation needed] 139968: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis ...
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