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During World War II, Evansville was the site of a Republic Aviation factory that built Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. [1]Plans to obtain an aircraft for display in the city began as early as 1986, when a former supervisor at the plant, Frank Whetsel, purchased the wreckage of a P-47D, serial number 42-8320, that had crashed in Lake Kerr in Florida and founded the P-47 Heritage Commission.
Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Rd., Evansville 38°02′31″N 87°32′13″W / 38.04194°N 87.53694°W / 38.04194; -87.53694 ( P-47 Thunderbolt Military; Business, Industry & Labor
The Evansville Wartime Museum was opened on the weekend of Memorial Day in 2017. The Museum features exhibits commemorating Evansville's role in the Allied war effort during World War II and other conflicts. These exhibits include the Evansville built P-47 Thunderbolt fighter ‘Hoosier Spirit II’, the operational 1943 Sherman tank ‘Rosie ...
Evansville Wartime Museum Eclipse Viewing Party. April 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road. Admission is $20 per car.
Noon to 4 p.m., Evansville Wartime Museum, 7503 Petersburg Road. Tickets are $11 for adults, $8 for youth, and free for children 5 and under.
44-90368 Hoosier Spirit II – based at Evansville Wartime Museum in Evansville, Indiana. [13] [14] 42-27609 Bonnie-Based at at the Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot, North Dakota [15] The only Flying Model of the Razorback variant of the P47 thunderbolt 44-90438 Wicked Wabbit – based at Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville ...
Evansville will offer several Veterans Day events. And area vets will get plenty of opportunities for free food on the holiday this year. Here's a full list of Veterans Day events –and food ...
The museum is located in the former home of union leader Eugene V. Debs. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The museum is maintained by the Eugene V. Debs Foundation, a nonprofit educational foundation. Evansville African American Museum: Evansville: Vanderburgh: South: African American: website: Evansville Museum of Arts ...