Champaign Aviation Museum

They're restoring a B-17 not too far from where I live. Look how small the belly turret is!

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That is cool, Oxnard by any chance?

This confused me - there's a Champaign/Urbana twin cities in IL - where the University is...

Nice Shots. Is this Champaign, or is it at the old SAC field up in Rantoul IL?

Good shots. Keep us updated.

No way would I get in that thing & let someone shoot at me!

bsmotril wrote in post #11807870
Nice Shots. Is this Champaign, or is it at the old SAC field up in Rantoul IL?

I Googled it - Champaign/Urbana, Ohio...

Umm its Champaign Urbana -Illinois Rantoul was the town outside of Chanute AFB Air Training Command base for lots of years. I don't know about the SAC affiliation. I was a tech instructor there.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #11807995
Good shots. Keep us updated. No way would I get in that thing & let someone shoot at me!

No way I'd even be able to get in that thing at all!

Joe Ravenstein wrote in post #11809931
Umm its Champaign Urbana -Illinois Rantoul was the town outside of Chanute AFB Air Training Command base for lots of years. I don't know about the SAC affiliation. I was a tech instructor there.

Are you sure?

http://www.champaignav​iationmuseum.org/

Good shots,they show the incredible amount of work that restoring a warbird takes. My Grandson fit pretty good in the ball turret,but He is 5'6" and only weighs about 130 . Lots of courage to go into combat in one.

It's Urbana, Ohio. More pics here;

http://www.katmandew.c​om/Champaign%20Aviatio​n.htm