Springfield Aviation History Update
pictures and stories of Springfield, Illinois aviation history

This site welcomes your pictures of airplanes, aviation enthusiasts, air crews, pilots, airline employees, FBO employees and businesses serving or served by the aviation community of this fair city. I will post pictures and information I received too late for my book Springfield Aviation from Arcadia Publishing. I hope you will direct your contribution -- pictures at jpgs at least 4 x 6 and 200 dpi resolution; text as Word or RTF files -- to me, Job Conger:  jobconger@eosinc.com

The most significant event to take place at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (originally Capital Airport) since it was dedicated in 1947 was the departure of the last aircraft flown by the 183rd Fighter Wing, a unit which has flown fighters since it arrived in 1948. To see pictures of the "final departure," visit the page of photos and my take on the event by clicking here

More updates will be posted as time, photo/story contributions and financial support permit.

To learn more about my book visit www.aeroknow.com     or visit www.arcadiapublishing.com

DEPARTMENT OF (BOOK) CORRECTIONS
If you find a typo or inaccurate information in my book, do us all a favor and tell me about it. Set the record straight. I will share your thoughts here.
page 87 top picture -- A friend explained the F-84 DID have air-to-air refuelling capability. I knew this when I wrote the book, so all I can say is that my brain must have been "elsewhere" when I wrote the caption.