Urbana is rich with aviation history

The community is blessed with with having the addition of the

Champaign Aviation Museum

 

There is no charge to visit and you can see the B-17 restoration project

the Grimes Flying Lab

 

A 26 Invader

B-25 Bomber

C-47

Newport

Wright B Flyer

Domselle

T-6

and the Pitcarin Auto Gyro

 

 

 

2010 will be an exciting year at Grimes Field

 

April 15-16-17

Grimes Field will host the staging of the

68th Doolittle Raiders Reunion

This will be the largest gathering of B-25 since WWII !

 

June 18-19-20

Will see the first annual War Birds Fly-in

This event promises to grow in size and excitment

 

Sept 11-12 

MERFI

Mid Eastern Regional Fly-in

Nearly 350 experimental aircraft will be present

Countless workshops & displays 

 

 

Make plans to spend some time and relive the past

 

http://www.champaignaviationmuseum.com/ 

 

http://www.grimesfield.com/