Heritage in Flight Museum

Heritage in Flight Museum

Location within Illinois
Established	1981 (1981)
Location	Lincoln, Illinois, US
Coordinates	40.1591°N 89.3372°W / 40.1591; -89.3372
Type	Aviation museum
Founder	Gerald Oliver, Jr.
Website	www.heritage-in-flight.org

The Heritage in Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Logan County Airport in Lincoln, Illinois.

History

The museum was founded by Gerald Oliver, Jr. in 1981 at Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois around plans to restore a B-25 using parts recovered from Alabama.[1][2] It briefly included a second chapter in Bloomington, before that organization split off to form the Prairie Aviation Museum in 1983.[3] Following the separation, in 1985 it began negotiating for the lease of a hangar at the Logan County Airport.[4]

In 1987, the museum was given a 2,000 sq ft (190 m^2) World War II barracks that had been moved to the airport from Camp Ellis years before and began renovating it.[5][2] An F-4B located at Chanute Air Force Base was flown to the museum as a sling load underneath a helicopter in 1991.[6] The B-25 project, which had been brought with the museum after its move, was eventually sold in 1994.[7][8]

After learning it would be receiving a grant, the museum announced plans to upgrade its building in 2013.[9]

Exhibits

Exhibits at the museum include a searchlight.[10]

Collection

• Beechcraft UC-45F Expeditor[11]
• Bell TH-13T Sioux[12]
• Bell UH-1H Iroquois[13]
• Lockheed T-33A[14]
• LTV A-7E Corsair II[15]
• McDonnell F-4B Phantom II[16]

See also

• Prairie Aviation Museum

References

1. Wagely, June (9 May 1982). "Organization Seeks Assistance to Start Local Aircraft Museum". The Pantagraph. p. A4. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
2. Reid, Tony (26 March 2007). "Flight Lessons". Herald & Review. pp. A1 – A2. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
3. "History of PAM". Prairie Aviation Museum. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
4. DeVries, Melinda (15 March 1985). "Logan County Airport May Be Museum Site". The Pantagraph. p. A2. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
5. Marquardt, Susan (21 August 1987). "Logan Group Saving Vintage Army Barrack". The Pantagraph. p. A3. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
6. Seils, William (6 April 1991). "Fighter Jet Takes Haven in Heyworth on Way to Museum". The Pantagraph. p. A2. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
7. Wyneken, Stuart (26 June 1985). "[Unknown]". Herald & Review. p. n.p. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
8. "Airframe Dossier - North American VB-25N Mitchell, s/n 44-28765 USAF, c/n 108-32040, c/r N9443Z". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
9. Barlow, Kevin (15 January 2013). "Logan Museum to Upgrade Building". The Pantagraph. p. A4. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
10. "Search Light". Heritage in Flight Museum. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
11. "Airframe Dossier - Beech UC-45F Expeditor, s/n 44-47139 USAAF, c/n 7044, c/r N44569". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
12. "Airframe Dossier - Bell TH-13T-BF Sioux, s/n 67-15962 US, c/n 3681, c/r N67124". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
13. "Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1H Iroquois, s/n 65-10030 US, c/n 5074". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
14. "Airframe Dossier - Lockheed T-33A-1-LO, s/n 51-6680 USAF, c/n 580-6012". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
15. "Airframe Dossier - Vought A-7E Corsair II, s/n 158026 USN, c/n E342". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
16. "Airframe Dossier - McDonnell GF-4B Phantom II, s/n 148412 USN, c/n 0097". Aerial Visuals. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Official website