Illinois Aviation Museum

Aviation museum in Bolingbrook, Illinois

Joe DePaulo
Ray Jakubiak
Steve Meyers
Tim Tocwish

Websitewww.illinoisaviationmuseum.org

The Illinois Aviation Museum is an aviation museum at Clow International Airport in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

History

The museum was founded by Joe DePaulo, Ray Jakubiak, Steve Meyers and Tim Tocwish in 2004 in a 6,000 sq ft (560 m²) hangar it took over from an organization known as Packer Wings.^[1]^[2]

In 2009, it acquired the forward fuselage of a T-33.^[3]

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a Link Trainer.^[4]

Collection

Aerotek S-1S Special – on loan^[4]
Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor^[4]
Bell UH-1C Iroquois^[4]
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk^[4]
Fokker Dr.I – replica^[4]
Fokker E.III^[4]
Kaminskas Jungster II^[4]
Lockheed T-33 – on loan^[4]
Lockheed T-33 – forward fuselage^[4]
Nieuport 11 – replica, on loan^[4]
Nieuport 12 – replica^[4]
North American T-2 Buckeye – on loan^[4]
Pacific D-8^[4]

Events

The Cavalcade of Planes airshow is hosted at the airport.^[5]

Programs

The museum has completed build projects of a Zenith CH 750 Cruzer and a replica Fokker E.III.^[6]

References

^ "Aviation Museum Lands a Home". Chicago Tribune. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "About IAM". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ Wimbiscus, Bill (2–8 July 2009). "Old Warbird Flies Only at Ground Level". Trib Local. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "A Gallery of Our Unique Collection". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "[Homepage]". Cavalcade of Planes. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "Build Projects". Illinois Aviation Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2023.