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During World War II, Evansville was the site of a Republic Aviation factory that built Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. [1]Plans to obtain an aircraft for display in the city began as early as 1986, when a former supervisor at the plant, Frank Whetsel, purchased the wreckage of a P-47D, serial number 42-8320, that had crashed in Lake Kerr in Florida and founded the P-47 Heritage Commission.
Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville 38°02′31″N 87°32′13″W / 38.04194°N 87.53694°W / 38.04194; -87.53694 ( P-47 Thunderbolt Military; Business, Industry & Labor
The Evansville Wartime Museum was opened on the weekend of Memorial Day in 2017. The Museum features exhibits commemorating Evansville's role in the Allied war effort during World War II and other conflicts. These exhibits include the Evansville built P-47 Thunderbolt fighter ‘Hoosier Spirit II’, the operational 1943 Sherman tank ‘Rosie ...
The courtyard view is free and open to the public. Evansville Wartime Museum Eclipse Viewing Party. April 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road. Admission is $20 ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science; Evansville Wartime Museum; L. USS LST-325; R. Reitz Home Museum
Noon to 4 p.m., Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road. Tickets are $11 for adults, $8 for youth, and free for children 5 and under. ... 314 Market St in Evansville. Free.
During World War II, Evansville was a major center of industrial production and, as a result, it helped wipe away the last lingering effects of the Depression. During the war employment jumped from 21,000 to 64,000 in just a few months. [21] People from around the tri-state area moved into the city to take advantage of the new employment ...
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