Day 2: The Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, IL.
After an hour flight in our trusty Arrow, we landed at the former Chanute Air Force Base and taxi right up to the museum.
Chanute history goes back a long time, pre-1920's. The museum has an extensive time line of the base history and quite a few nicely done inside exhibits, one hangar, and a collection of fairly weathered aircraft outside. Overall, definitely worth the price of admission at $7.00.
Favorite aircraft on display: The F-105 painted in Thunderbird colors and the B-58 Hustler.
Another great part of this trip was that the gal working the front desk loaned us her car so we could grab lunch. We hit a local Chinese buffet. Mmmm, yummy :-P
It was nice visiting a place that my Dad flew T-33s and C-47s in/out of a long time ago. In addition, being a former Air Force brat, I always enjoy visiting an old base. There's something about the buildings and the way the streets tend to be laid out that feels very familiar.
Next stop: the Air Force museum in Dayton.
After an hour flight in our trusty Arrow, we landed at the former Chanute Air Force Base and taxi right up to the museum.
Chanute history goes back a long time, pre-1920's. The museum has an extensive time line of the base history and quite a few nicely done inside exhibits, one hangar, and a collection of fairly weathered aircraft outside. Overall, definitely worth the price of admission at $7.00.
Favorite aircraft on display: The F-105 painted in Thunderbird colors and the B-58 Hustler.
Another great part of this trip was that the gal working the front desk loaned us her car so we could grab lunch. We hit a local Chinese buffet. Mmmm, yummy :-P
It was nice visiting a place that my Dad flew T-33s and C-47s in/out of a long time ago. In addition, being a former Air Force brat, I always enjoy visiting an old base. There's something about the buildings and the way the streets tend to be laid out that feels very familiar.
Next stop: the Air Force museum in Dayton.
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