Warbird Heritage Foundation

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Warbird Heritage Foundation
Established2003 (2003)
FounderPaul Wood
Type Nonprofit
Location
Coordinates 42°25′17″N87°52′25″W / 42.4215°N 87.8735°W / 42.4215; -87.8735
Website www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org

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.

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History

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

North American Rockwell T-2B Buckeye North American Rockwell T-2B Buckeye.jpg
North American Rockwell T-2B Buckeye

Events

The Northern Illinois Airshow, formerly known as the Waukegan Air Show and Wings Over Waukegan, is hosted at the airport. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ Puterbaught, John (8–14 September 2011). "Waukegan Air Show Keeps Aviation History Alive". Lake County Journal. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196691". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Robertson, Joe; Campbell, Matt (16 July 2017). "Airshow Pilot, Airport Manager Die in Atchison County Plane Crash". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223356". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "L-39C Albatros". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "L-3B Grasshopper". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "N2S-3 Stearman". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "L-19 Bird Dog". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "A-4B Skyhawk". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "AD-1 Skyraider". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "FG-1D Corsair". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "T-33A Shooting Star". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Nieuport 28". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "F-86F-30 Sabre". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "P-51D Mustang". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "P-51D Mustang". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "T-2B Buckeye". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "T-6G Texan". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "[Homepage]". Northern Illinois Airshow. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "Northern Illinois Airshow". Warbird Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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