Illinois Heartland Library System

- First Six 99th Pursuit Squadron Cadets with Tuskegee Institute Officials at Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field;...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) William R. Thompson, Nelson S. Brooks, Elmer D. Jones, James L. Johnson, George L. Washington, Dudley W. Stevenson, Fred L. Patterson, and William Towns at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. George L. Washington...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Tuskegee Airmen Mural, Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Chanute Field; Mural painting and decoration, American; Rantoul (Ill.); Photographs
- Black and white photograph of a mural dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen, painted on a cinder block wall at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Enlisted Men and Aviation Cadets at Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field;...
- Black and white photograph of enlisted men and two officers/aviation cadets of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, as it was initially commissioned, posed in front of Building T-39 (mess hall) at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Some of the men are holding...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- William R. Thompson's First Day at Chanute Field
- Thompson, William R., 1916-2002; Fighter pilots; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of weapons officer William R. Thompson taken on his first day in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Noel Parrish, J.T. Hazard and Donald G. McPherson.
- Parrish, Noel Francis; Hazard, John T.; McPherson, Donald G.; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.); United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) an unidentified man, Noel Parrish, John T. Hazard, and Donald G. McPherson, possibly taken at Tuskegee Army Air Field. Parrish was one of the T.A.A.F. commanders and a strong supporter of the 99th and the...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Marching at Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field;...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron marching to or from classes in the World War I era section of Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- William Towns? at Chanute Field.
- Towns, William; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Black and white photograph of a cadet, thought to be William Towns, resting in a barracks at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. Towns was one of the original six African American aviation cadets who began training at Chanute. He and William R....
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Fighter Squadron Armament Section, Tuskegee Army Air Field
- Thompson, William R., 1916-2002; Tuskegee Army Air Field (Ala.); United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World...
- Black and white photograph of the 99th Fighter Squadron's Armament Section at installation or removal, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Tuskegee, Alabama. William R. Thompson appears in a darker uniform shirt at center front.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Aviation Mechanics' Graduation, Chanute Field
- Aviation mechanics (Persons); Commencement ceremonies; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of graduating aviation mechanics posed in front of a Douglas B-18 Bolo 6060 at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Elmer D. Jones, Nelson Brooks and Dudley Stevenson Study at Chanute Field
- Jones, Elmer D.; Brooks, Nelson S.; Stevenson, Dudley W.; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of three of the original aviation cadets studying at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois. They are (L-R) Elmer D. Jones, Nelson Brooks, and Dudley Stevenson.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- RBC-AT Negro Rec Center, Chanute Field
- Recreation centers; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field; Rantoul (Ill.); Photographs
- Black and white photograph of recreation center, T-662, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Pursuit Squadron Mess Hall, Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Chanute Field; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American;...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron in a mess hall at Chanute Field.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Tuskegee Institute Officials Visit Chanute Field
- Tuskegee Institute; Chanute Field; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation,...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) Captain Harold R. Maddux (99th Fighter Squadron commanding officer), Doctor Fred L. Patterson (President, Tuskegee Institute), Colonel Raymond E. O'Neil (Chanute commanding officer), George L. Washington...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- 99th Fighter Group Pilot Charles W. Dryden, Moton Field, Alabama
- Dryden, Charles W. (Charles Walter); Fighter pilots; Stearman airplanes; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American;...
- Black and white photograph of Charles W. Dryden at Moton Field, Alabama, which was purchased by Tuskegee Institute in 1941. Dryden joined the 99th Fighter Squadron after graduating from pilot class 42D. the plane is Stearman PT-17 Kaydet. Dryden...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- RBC-AT Negro Rec Center, Chanute Field
- Recreation centers; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Chanute Field; Rantoul (Ill.); Photographs
- Black and white photograph of recreation center, T-662, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Tuskegee Institute Officials Visit Chanute Field
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American; Tuskegee Institute;...
- Black and white photograph of (L-R) Colonel. Raymond E. O'Neil (Chanute CO), Dr. Fred L. Patterson (President, Tuskegee Institute), and George L. Washington, (Director,Division of Aeronautics, Tuskegee Institute) during a visit made by Tuskegee...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- James B. Knighten With P-40 Warhawk, Langley Field
- Knighten, James B.; Fighter pilots--Virginia--Langley; P-40 (Fighter planes); United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations,...
- Black and white photograph of pilot James B. Knighten in the cockpit of a P-40 Warhawk at Langley Field. The inscription reads: "Best Wishes to you 'Dope' Thompson from your Ideal man J. Bernard Knighten 'the Eel.' "Langley Field, VA." is stenciled...
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- William R. Thompson, Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois
- Thompson, William R., 1916-2002; Chanute Field; Rantoul (Ill.); United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of William R. Thompson dressed in civvies on his first day at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Consolidated PB-2A (P-30A)
- Consolidated Aircraft PB-2A (P-30A); Fighter planes; United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Chanute Field; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World...
- Black and white photograph of members of the 99th Pursuit Squadron posed on and around a Consolidated PB-2A fighter plane with exhaust-driven supercharger on the left side cowling; probably taken at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen
- Communications Training, 99th Pursuit Squadron
- United States Army Air Forces 99th Fighter Squadron; United States Army Air Forces 99th Pursuit Squadron; Tuskegee Airmen; Aeronautics, Military--Communication systems; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American; World War,...
- Black and white photograph of an instructor and student in communications training at Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois.
- William R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen