Warbird Heritage Foundation
  Location within Illinois | |
| Established | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Paul Wood |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42°25′17″N 87°52′25″W / 42.4215°N 87.8735°W |
| Website | www |
The Warbird Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization located at the Waukegan National Airport in Waukegan, Illinois that performs at airshows with retired military aircraft.
History[edit]
The foundation was established by Paul Wood in 2003.[1]
A P-51 owned by the foundation and flown by Vlado Lenoch was destroyed in a fatal accident in July 2017.[2][3]
A Boeing B75 belonging to the foundation was damaged in an accident in 2018.[4]
Collection[edit]
- Aero L-39C Albatros[5]
- Aeronca L-3B Grasshopper[6]
- Boeing N2S-3[7]
- Cessna L-19 Bird Dog[8]
- Douglas A-4B Skyhawk[9]
- Douglas AD-1 Skyraider[10]
- Goodyear FG-1D Corsair[11]
- Lockheed T-33A[12]
- Nieuport 28 – replica[13]
- North American F-86F Sabre[14]
- North American P-51D Mustang[15]
- North American P-51D Mustang – on loan[16]
- North American T-2B Buckeye[17]
- North American T-6G Texan[18]
Events[edit]
The Northern Illinois Airshow, formerly known as the Waukegan Air Show and Wings Over Waukegan, is hosted at the airport.[19][20]
References[edit]
- ^ Puterbaught, John (8–14 September 2011). "Waukegan Air Show Keeps Aviation History Alive". Lake County Journal. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196691". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Robertson, Joe; Campbell, Matt (16 July 2017). "Airshow Pilot, Airport Manager Die in Atchison County Plane Crash". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223356". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "L-39C Albatros". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "L-3B Grasshopper". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "N2S-3 Stearman". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "L-19 Bird Dog". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "A-4B Skyhawk". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "AD-1 Skyraider". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "FG-1D Corsair". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "T-33A Shooting Star". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Nieuport 28". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "F-86F-30 Sabre". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "P-51D Mustang". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "P-51D Mustang". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "T-2B Buckeye". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "T-6G Texan". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "[Homepage]". Northern Illinois Airshow. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Northern Illinois Airshow". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.