Northern Illinois Air Show to honor Burr Ridge pilot, Vlado Lenoch, killed in Kansas crash

The upcoming Northern Illinois Air Show in September at Waukegan National Airport was almost not going to feature its popular heritage military aircraft because of a recent plane crash in Kansas that killed one of the annual event’s featured pilots and destroyed the popular “Baby Duck” P-51D Mustang.

But the Warbird Heritage Foundation, based at Waukegan National, recently decided to keep flying, making an appearance at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture Oshkosh show last weekend in Wisconsin…..(continue to story). Written by Frank S. Abderholden, Contact Reporter

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