The Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove will open its doors for the season Saturday April 2. The Museum is one mile west of the Aurora Airport entrance at 44W546 W U.S. Route 30. The Museum will be open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Admission is as follows: Adults, (16-61) $10; seniors (62+), $7; children (5-15), $5.. Children under five are free when accompanied by their parent. Group tours are available Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m..
Exhibits consist of indoor displays of aviation memorabilia from the 1930’s to the present, including uniforms, engines, and a full size mockup of a Boeing 737 cockpit.. The outdoor flight line includes an RF-86 Sabre, a TA4-J Skyhawk, a F-105 Thunder Chief, a T-39 Sabre Liner, a F-4B Phantom II, an A&E Corsair II, and A HU-1 Huey Helicopter. The Huey and Corsair saw service in the Vietnam War. 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