Illinois Aviation History

Illinois has played an important role in the history of aviation. Many people and organizations have made significant contributions to that history. Here are just a few:

• Aero Club of Illinois
• Charles A. Arens
• Janet Harmon Bragg
• Walter L. Brock
• Willa Beatrice Brown
• Octave Alexander Chanute
• Cornelius Robinson Coffey
• Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman
• Glen Courtwright
• Charles "Pop" Dickinson
• Andrew Drew
• Marcellus F. Foose
• Tom Gable
• Willis T. Howell
• James A. Korkowski
• Emil M. "Matty" Laird
• Israel Lancaster
• Robert H. Lawrence, Jr.
• Max Lillie
• Donald Lockwood
• William P. MacCracken, Jr.
• Frank Jesse Otis, M.D.
• Joseph M. Pallissard
• James F. Scott
• Chauncey E. Spencer
• Katherine Stinson
• William B. Stout