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Highland — VFW Post 5694
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Highland VFW Post 5694
1900 VFW Road
Highland, IL 62249-2343
(618) 654-6367

When visiting Highland, Illinois, stop by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5694, and check out their two display aircraft. They have a Bell AH-1G-BF “HueyCobra” (Army 71-20987, c/n 21058) and a Lockheed T-33A-1-LO “Shooting Star” (AF 53-4914, c/n 580-8253). Both are mounted on pylons. We were able to locate T-33A, but we are not sure of the location of the “HueyCobra”.

Highland, Illinois was settled in the early 19th century by Swiss-German settlers. It was first named Helvetia in accordance with the Heritage of the town's Swiss-German founding members. The town voted to change its name to the English version - Highland, in the early 20th century, as well as stopping production of its German language newspaper, in part to avoid negativity towards those of Germanic heritage at the advent of the First World War. Around the same time, a small town in northern Illinois also started calling itself Highland. Eventually, the town in northern Illinois became Highland Park. The following highways run through or around Highland: IL-160, IL-143, US-40, and I-70 (slightly north). ^[1]

• Bell AH-1G-BF “HueyCobra” (Army 71-20987, c/n 21058)
• Lockheed T-33A-1-LO “Shooting Star” (AF 53-4914, c/n 580-8253)

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References

1. Wikipedia, Highland, Illinois
2. Google Earth, Satellite Image
3. Skytamer Images, Aircraft Thumbnail Images © Skytamer.com