HISTORY

Who was Octave Chanute?

Illinois Aviation History

1917: Rantoul Gets a Field

A New Era -- Technical Training: 1918-1938

The Great Renaissance: 1938-1941

World War II: Don't Shoot 'Em, Chanute 'Em

The Korean War and the 1950s

The Missile Age Comes to Chanute: 1960s and 70s

Where Readiness Begins: Chanute AFB in the 1980s

From Swords to Plowshares: The Closure of Chanute AFB

ORAL HISTORIES

Gordon D. Kimes 5/17/84

Bernard S. Kolp

Noel F. Parrish, Brig. Gen., USAF (retired) 4/11/84