Scott Field Heritage Air Park

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Scott Field Heritage Air Park

• Saluting Mobility Heritage

September 2006
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Scott Field History

• Founded Jun 14, 1917 on 624 acres of land
• Named after Corporal Frank Scott, the first
  enlisted man killed in a military airplane crash
• Flying operations started on Sep 11, 1917
  training pilots and ground crews for World War I
• In 1920, Air Service Balloon and Airship School
  established

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Scott Field History

• Radio School relocated to Scott Field in 1940 to
  train radio operators for World War II bomber,
  fighter and transport aircraft
• In 1957, base transferred to the Military Air
  Transport Service, the forerunner of todays Air
  Mobility Command
• Scott AFB is home today to US Transportation
  Command, Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force,
  Air Force Communications Agency and 3 Flying
  Wings

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Scott Field Heritage Air Park

• Commemorates the outstanding relationship between
  Scott AFB and the communities of Southern
  Illinois
• Showcases mobility aircraft that have been
  assigned to Scott AFB or the Air Mobility Command
• Completely funded with public and private
  donations and grants

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Scott Field Heritage Air Park Committee

• A group of local citizens who are responsible for
  raising funds and constructing the air park
• Incorporated as an Illinois not-for-profit
  corporation
• Exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code
  Section 501(c)(3)
• Honorary Board Members include four previous
  commanders of Air Mobility Command, Senator
  Dixon, Congressman Costello, former USTRANSCOM
  Director of Operations

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Future Site of Air Park

• Located north of the Scott AFB Shiloh Gate
• Completely accessible without entering Scott AFB
• Parking is conveniently located off base adjacent
  to the air park

You dont have to be in the military to visit the
air park!
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Air Park Design
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C-9 Nightingale

• Designed for aeromedical evacuation mission
• The first C-9A was rolled out on 17 June 1968 and
  delivered to Scott AFB
• Carried up to 40 litters and 40 ambulatory
  patients, two nurses and three aeromedical
  attendants
• Retired from active duty in 2004
• Flown by the 375th Airlift Wing
• Currently flown by 932nd Airlift Wing

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KC-135 Stratotanker

• First jet air refueling aircraft
• First flight August 1956
• Last aircraft delivered to USAF in 1965
• 732 aircraft produced
• More than 490 aircraft currently flown by Active
  Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve
  crews
• Flown by 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott AFB

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C-140 Jetstar

• Originally built to meet US Air Force
  requirements for a utility transport
• The US Air Force bought a total of 16 JetStars,
  first delivered in late 1961
• Five C-140As were assigned to the Air Force
  Communications Command
• Used in evaluating military navigation aids and
  operations at US bases around the world
• Flown by 1866 Facility Checking Squadron at Scott
  AFB

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C-141 Starlifter

• The first C-141A, delivered to Tinker AFB, Okla.,
  in October 1964
• The C-141 was the first jet transport to drop
  U.S. Army paratroopers and the first to land in
  the Antarctic
• The first C-141B was received by the Air Force in
  December 1979
• The last active-duty C-141B retired Sept.
  16, 2004, at McGuire AFB, N.J.

More than 40 years of service and nearly nine
million flying hours
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C-130 Hercules

• Prime transport for air dropping troops and
  equipment into hostile areas
• Operated by the Air Mobility Command, Air Force
  Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command,
  U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces,
  Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve
  Command
• First deliveries of the C-130A started in Dec
  1956
• C-130E introduced in 1962 with the C-130H
  arriving in 1974
• C-130J entered the inventory
• in 1999
• Over 1,000 USAF C-130s
• produced

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Air Park Benefits

• Helps educate the public about the mission of
  Scott Air Force Base
• Draws visitors to the local area
• Economic impact through tourism

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Local Supporters

• Communities
• Belleville
• Mascoutah
• OFallon
• Shiloh
• Swansea
• Organizations
• St. Clair County Parks Board
• Metro East Park District

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How Can You Get Involved?

• Become a Founding Member
• Visit our website at www.scottfieldairpark.org
• Call the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce
  at 233-2017
• Take a membership card today

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Scott Field Heritage Air Park

• Saluting Mobility Heritage