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THERE IS A PLACE WHERE THE OLD WAR BIRDS STILL GLEAM IN THE SUN.
WHERE THE OLD WAR BIRDS STILL GLEAM IN THE SUN. BUT THEY HAVE A NEW MISSION NOW,
GLEAM IN THE SUN. BUT THEY HAVE A NEW MISSION NOW, TO EDUCATE AS WE DISCOVERED AT
BUT THEY HAVE A NEW MISSION NOW, TO EDUCATE AS WE DISCOVERED AT THE AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM IN
TO EDUCATE AS WE DISCOVERED AT THE AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM IN AURORA.
THE AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM IN AURORA. >> OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING
AURORA. >> OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING THE DREAM.
>> OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING THE DREAM. WE WANT TO INDOCTRINATE PEOPLE
THE DREAM. WE WANT TO INDOCTRINATE PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD, GET THEM TO
WE WANT TO INDOCTRINATE PEOPLE YOUNG AND OLD, GET THEM TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY, REMEMBER
YOUNG AND OLD, GET THEM TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY, REMEMBER WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN THE
REMEMBER OUR HISTORY, REMEMBER WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THIS EQUIPMENT FOR THE
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THIS EQUIPMENT FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE HAVE AN F86, RF86 WAS ONE OF TEN THAT WERE BUILT. THIS ONE ACTUALLY FLEW DURING
TEN THAT WERE BUILT. THIS ONE ACTUALLY FLEW DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND IT WAS
THIS ONE ACTUALLY FLEW DURING THE KOREAN WAR, AND IT WAS UNARMED.
THE KOREAN WAR, AND IT WAS UNARMED. IT WOULD MAKE RECONASSAINCE
UNARMED. IT WOULD MAKE RECONASSAINCE DASHES UP INTO NORTH KOREA,
IT WOULD MAKE RECONASSAINCE DASHES UP INTO NORTH KOREA, PHOTOGRAPHING THE VARIOUS
DASHES UP INTO NORTH KOREA, PHOTOGRAPHING THE VARIOUS FACILITIES THERE AND COMING
PHOTOGRAPHING THE VARIOUS FACILITIES THERE AND COMING BACK.
FACILITIES THERE AND COMING BACK. IT WAS THEN SENT TO THE NAVY
BACK. IT WAS THEN SENT TO THE NAVY WHERE IT WAS USED AS A RADIO
IT WAS THEN SENT TO THE NAVY WHERE IT WAS USED AS A RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT WHICH THEY
WHERE IT WAS USED AS A RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT WHICH THEY USED TO DESTROY.
THAT'S THE F105 COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE THUD. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT, F105,
REFERRED TO AS THE THUD. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT, F105, WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT HAD IT AN
THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT, F105, WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT HAD IT AN INTERNAL BOMBAY.
WAS UNUSUAL IN THAT HAD IT AN INTERNAL BOMBAY. INITIALLY IT WAS DESIGN TODAY
INTERNAL BOMBAY. INITIALLY IT WAS DESIGN TODAY CARRY A NUCLEAR WEAPON.
INITIALLY IT WAS DESIGN TODAY CARRY A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THAT MISSION WENT AWAY PRETTY
CARRY A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THAT MISSION WENT AWAY PRETTY EARLY IN ITS EXISTENCE.
THAT MISSION WENT AWAY PRETTY EARLY IN ITS EXISTENCE. SO IT BECAME BASICALLY A FIGHTER
EARLY IN ITS EXISTENCE. SO IT BECAME BASICALLY A FIGHTER BOMBER, USING WING RACKS FOR THE
SO IT BECAME BASICALLY A FIGHTER BOMBER, USING WING RACKS FOR THE AR MAMENT.
BOMBER, USING WING RACKS FOR THE AR MAMENT. THE AIRPLANES WERE USED EXTENSE
AR MAMENT. THE AIRPLANES WERE USED EXTENSE EXTENSIVELY IN VIETNAM, MANY
THE AIRPLANES WERE USED EXTENSE EXTENSIVELY IN VIETNAM, MANY WERE LOST IN VIETNAM.
EXTENSIVELY IN VIETNAM, MANY WERE LOST IN VIETNAM. >> WE HAVE A7 HERE ACTUALLY FLEW
WERE LOST IN VIETNAM. >> WE HAVE A7 HERE ACTUALLY FLEW 24 MISSIONS IN DESERT STORM.
>> WE HAVE A7 HERE ACTUALLY FLEW 24 MISSIONS IN DESERT STORM. WE HAVE THE LETTER, PHOTOGRAPHS,
24 MISSIONS IN DESERT STORM. WE HAVE THE LETTER, PHOTOGRAPHS, MEMORABILIA FROM THE COMMANDER
WE HAVE THE LETTER, PHOTOGRAPHS, MEMORABILIA FROM THE COMMANDER THAT FLEW THE AIRPLANE.
MEMORABILIA FROM THE COMMANDER THAT FLEW THE AIRPLANE. IT IS PRIMARILY A BOMBER, AND WE
THAT FLEW THE AIRPLANE. IT IS PRIMARILY A BOMBER, AND WE HAVE RESTORED IT, REPAINTED IT
IT IS PRIMARILY A BOMBER, AND WE HAVE RESTORED IT, REPAINTED IT ONCE TO THE ORIGINAL COLORS THAT
HAVE RESTORED IT, REPAINTED IT ONCE TO THE ORIGINAL COLORS THAT IT USED DURING DESERT STORM.
ONCE TO THE ORIGINAL COLORS THAT IT USED DURING DESERT STORM. THE T6 WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED
IT USED DURING DESERT STORM. THE T6 WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED FRYER WORLD WAR II.
THE T6 WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED FRYER WORLD WAR II. THERE WERE SEVERALDER RIFF TIS
FRYER WORLD WAR II. THERE WERE SEVERALDER RIFF TIS OF IT.
THERE WERE SEVERALDER RIFF TIS OF IT. NA64.
OF IT. NA64. THESE PLANES DIDN'T SURVIVE, BUT
NA64. THESE PLANES DIDN'T SURVIVE, BUT THE T6 WAS OUR PRIMARY TRAINER
THESE PLANES DIDN'T SURVIVE, BUT THE T6 WAS OUR PRIMARY TRAINER FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY
THE T6 WAS OUR PRIMARY TRAINER FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY SERVICES.
FOR ALL OF OUR MILITARY SERVICES. I SHOULD SAY ADVANCED TRAINER,
SERVICES. I SHOULD SAY ADVANCED TRAINER, AP6.
I SHOULD SAY ADVANCED TRAINER, AP6. IT WAS USED BY MANY, MANY
AP6. IT WAS USED BY MANY, MANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT
IT WAS USED BY MANY, MANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT EUROPE, THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT EUROPE, THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
EUROPE, THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
SOUTH AMERICA. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAVORITES OF THE WAR
IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST FAVORITES OF THE WAR BIRD COLLECTORS TODAY.
BIGGEST FAVORITES OF THE WAR BIRD COLLECTORS TODAY. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS
BIRD COLLECTORS TODAY. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS PHASED OUT IN PENSACOLA FOR MOST
THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS PHASED OUT IN PENSACOLA FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AS A TRAINER.
PHASED OUT IN PENSACOLA FOR MOST OF ITS LIFE AS A TRAINER. IT WAS PURCHASED BY ONE OF OUR
OF ITS LIFE AS A TRAINER. IT WAS PURCHASED BY ONE OF OUR MUSEUM MEMBERS ABOUT TEN YEARS
IT WAS PURCHASED BY ONE OF OUR MUSEUM MEMBERS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
MUSEUM MEMBERS ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO. IT HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED.
AGO. IT HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED. IT ALSO FLIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
IT HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED. IT ALSO FLIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE PRIDE OF THE MUSEUM IS P51
IT ALSO FLIES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE PRIDE OF THE MUSEUM IS P51 MUSTANG.
THE PRIDE OF THE MUSEUM IS P51 MUSTANG. THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL
MUSTANG. THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL P51'S.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL P51'S. IT IS HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL
P51'S. IT IS HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL ORIGINALS ALL THE BOMB RELEASE
IT IS HAS ALL THE ORIGINAL ORIGINALS ALL THE BOMB RELEASE MECHANISMS WORK, IT IS FULLY
ORIGINALS ALL THE BOMB RELEASE MECHANISMS WORK, IT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL.
MECHANISMS WORK, IT IS FULLY OPERATIONAL. IT FLIES EVERY WEEK.
OPERATIONAL. IT FLIES EVERY WEEK. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS
IT FLIES EVERY WEEK. THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS WEIGHT PRODUCTION MODEL DURING
THAT PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT WAS WEIGHT PRODUCTION MODEL DURING WORLD WAR II.
WEIGHT PRODUCTION MODEL DURING WORLD WAR II. IT WAS BUILT IN 1945.
WORLD WAR II. IT WAS BUILT IN 1945. IT WAS SENT TO NEW JERSEY AND
IT WAS BUILT IN 1945. IT WAS SENT TO NEW JERSEY AND ACTUALLY PUT ON A SHIP AND SENT
IT WAS SENT TO NEW JERSEY AND ACTUALLY PUT ON A SHIP AND SENT OVER TO ITALY.
ACTUALLY PUT ON A SHIP AND SENT OVER TO ITALY. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT NEVER SAW
OVER TO ITALY. AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT NEVER SAW ACTION OVER THERE.
AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT NEVER SAW ACTION OVER THERE. AFTER THE WAR, IT CAME BACK, AND
ACTION OVER THERE. AFTER THE WAR, IT CAME BACK, AND IT WAS DE COMMISSIONED FROM THE
AFTER THE WAR, IT CAME BACK, AND IT WAS DE COMMISSIONED FROM THE INVENTORY AND SENT DOWN TO
IT WAS DE COMMISSIONED FROM THE INVENTORY AND SENT DOWN TO HONDURAS WHERE IT SPENT MANY
INVENTORY AND SENT DOWN TO HONDURAS WHERE IT SPENT MANY YEARS WITH THE HONDURAN AIR
HONDURAS WHERE IT SPENT MANY YEARS WITH THE HONDURAN AIR FORCE.
YEARS WITH THE HONDURAN AIR FORCE. >> THE HUEY WAS A MAINSTAY FOR
FORCE. >> THE HUEY WAS A MAINSTAY FOR THE ARMY DURING VIETNAM.
>> THE HUEY WAS A MAINSTAY FOR THE ARMY DURING VIETNAM. IT DID SERVICE FROM BRINGING
THE ARMY DURING VIETNAM. IT DID SERVICE FROM BRINGING PEOPLE IN, OUT, FOOD, MEDICINE.
IT DID SERVICE FROM BRINGING PEOPLE IN, OUT, FOOD, MEDICINE. THAT PLANE JUST HAD AN
PEOPLE IN, OUT, FOOD, MEDICINE. THAT PLANE JUST HAD AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR
THAT PLANE JUST HAD AN OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR PERFORMANCE. WE DO INTEND TO
OUTSTANDING REPUTATION FOR PERFORMANCE. WE DO INTEND TO TAKE OUR HUEY'S AND WE HAVE
PERFORMANCE. WE DO INTEND TO TAKE OUR HUEY'S AND WE HAVE TENTATIVE PLANS IF AND WHEN WE
TAKE OUR HUEY'S AND WE HAVE TENTATIVE PLANS IF AND WHEN WE GET THE MEMBERS AND THE
TENTATIVE PLANS IF AND WHEN WE GET THE MEMBERS AND THE DONATIONS TO MAKE A HUEY
GET THE MEMBERS AND THE DONATIONS TO MAKE A HUEY MEMORIAL BECAUSE IT JUST HAD
DONATIONS TO MAKE A HUEY MEMORIAL BECAUSE IT JUST HAD SUCH A HISTORY, SUCH A
MEMORIAL BECAUSE IT JUST HAD SUCH A HISTORY, SUCH A RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MANY
SUCH A HISTORY, SUCH A RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MANY AMERICANS WHO WENT TO VIETNAM.
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS NOW GIVEN US TEN ACRE ON THE WEST SIDE.
GIVEN US TEN ACRE ON THE WEST SIDE. WE HOPE TO RELOCATE ALL OF OUR
SIDE. WE HOPE TO RELOCATE ALL OF OUR AIRPLANES ONTO THE WEST AND IN
WE HOPE TO RELOCATE ALL OF OUR AIRPLANES ONTO THE WEST AND IN AN OPEN AREA WHERE THEY CAN BE
AIRPLANES ONTO THE WEST AND IN AN OPEN AREA WHERE THEY CAN BE VIEWED BY EVERY ONE.
AN OPEN AREA WHERE THEY CAN BE VIEWED BY EVERY ONE. OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING
VIEWED BY EVERY ONE. OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING THE DREAM.
OUR WHOLE THEME IS PRESERVING THE DREAM. >>
CURRENTLY AVIATION CLASSICS IS THE ONLY AIR MUSEUM IN THE CHICAGO AREA.
THE ONLY AIR MUSEUM IN THE CHICAGO AREA. IN FACT, ONE OF ITS AIRCRAFT IS
CHICAGO AREA. IN FACT, ONE OF ITS AIRCRAFT IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN TERMINAL TWO
IN FACT, ONE OF ITS AIRCRAFT IS NOW ON DISPLAY IN TERMINAL TWO AT O'HARE AIRPORT.
NOW ON DISPLAY IN TERMINAL TWO AT O'HARE AIRPORT. IT IS F4-4F WILDCAT, THE SAME
AT O'HARE AIRPORT. IT IS F4-4F WILDCAT, THE SAME KIND OF FIGHTER PLANE FLOWN BY
IT IS F4-4F WILDCAT, THE SAME KIND OF FIGHTER PLANE FLOWN BY BUTCH O'HARE.
AND TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM CALL (630)466-0888 OR GO TO THEIR WEB
AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM CALL (630)466-0888 OR GO TO THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW AIR CLASSIC
(630)466-0888 OR GO TO THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW AIR CLASSIC MUSEUM.ORG.