Champaign Aviation Museum

Champaign Aviation Museum
B-17 Flying Fortress undergoing restoration
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Established2005[1]
LocationGrimes Field,
Urbana, Ohio, United States
Coordinates40°08′05″N 83°44′56″W / 40.134643°N 83.748957°W / 40.134643; -83.748957
TypeAviation museum
DirectorDave Shiffer
Websitechampaignaviationmuseum.org

The Champaign Aviation Museum is an aviation museum in Urbana, Ohio.[2] It is situated on the north end of Grimes Field municipal airport, roughly a mile from central Urbana. The museum is known primarily for its ongoing restoration of a B-17 Flying Fortress to flying condition. It is also a component of the National Aviation Heritage Area, a federally designated heritage area primarily centered around sites pertaining to the Wright brothers.[3]

  1. ^ "Ohio museum volunteers building vintage WWII plane". Associated Press. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ "BRINGING A B-17 BACK TO LIFE". Aopa.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ^ "National Aviation Heritage Area Map". www.aviationheritagearea.org. Retrieved 2019-07-07.