The Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove opened its doors for the season. The Museum is one mile west of the Aurora Airport entrance at 44W546 W US Rt. 30.
The Museum is open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Admission is: Adults (16-61) $10 Seniors (62+) $7 Children (5-15) $5 Children under 5 are free when accompanied by their parent or adult family member. Group tours are available Tuesday through Friday by reservation.
Exhibits consist of indoor displays of aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present, including uniforms, engines. A full size mockup of an Airbus A320 cockpit is open so you can climb in and see where pilots work. The outdoor flight line includes a RF-86 Sabre, a TA4-J Skyhawk, a F-105 Thunder Chief, a T-39 Sabre Liner, a F-4B Phantom II, an A-7 Corsair II, and two UH-1 Huey Helicopters. The Hueyssaw service in the Vietnam War which you can enter and explore like the Army crew members. The Corsair saw service in Desert Storm. On the line are full size replicas of a P-51 Mustang, a P-40 Warhawk, a P-47 Thunderbolt and a BF-109 Messerschmitt.
The Museum honors Blue Star Families, the Museum Adventure Pass program, Harvest Hosts and the Kane-DuPage Regional Association Passport program
For more information, please call 630-466-0888 or visit airclassicsmuseum.org and on Facebook.
— Air Classics Museum of Aviation