Warbird Heritage Foundation Explained

Warbird Heritage Foundation
Founder:	Paul Wood
Type:	Nonprofit
Location City:	Waukegan, Illinois
Coordinates:	42.4215°N -87.8735°W
Pushpin Map:	Illinois
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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

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

• 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

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

Notes and References

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