Article: Happy landingMuseum's latest display model trucked in from Rantoul

BLOOMINGTON - The term "oversize load" seemed a comic understatement as the Boeing North American F-100C Super Sabre jet fighter made its way Sunday to the Prairie Aviation Museum.

Accompanied by personnel from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Police, the aircraft and its nearly 39-foot wingspan took up the entire westbound lane of Empire Street, which had been blocked by police to make way for the museum's latest acquisition.

In a rare move, the plane was left intact and on landing gear for its transport, which began at 7 a.m. Sunday at the Chanute Air Museum in Rantoul, where it moved across county roads to Illinois 136, to Interstate 57, then to Interstate ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!