  Location within Illinois | |
| Established | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lincoln, Illinois, US |
| Coordinates | 40°09′33″N89°20′14″W / 40.1591°N 89.3372°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
| Founder | Gerald Oliver, Jr. |
| Website | www |
The Heritage in Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Logan County Airport in Lincoln, Illinois.
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 m2) 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 at the museum include a searchlight. [10]
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