B-17 Restoration December 2, 2018 We are restoring more oxygen bottles along with the 02 lines being run inside the radio operator’s room. The second picture is a typical 02 bottle storage rack. They all have to be made …
November 5, 2018 The Ground Power Receptacle box has been installed. In addition, the oxygen regulators have been mounted inside the Radio Operators area. November 12, 2018 Our restoration team is working on the wing vent structure. These are …
Our restoration team took one of the inner-wing sections of the B-17 with the crane, and laid it horizontal. One step closer to getting it mounted on the aircraft. We are working on the baffles from one of the …
This is our first update on the B-17 restoration. These updates will become more regular and frequent as the restoration progresses. In the near term, progress is slow. As you would expect, we did a lot of planning for the …
Dublin resident Gary Schnell has been named Museum of Aviation Volunteer of the Quarter. The award, presented March 15, recognizes Schnell’s outstanding work as a volunteer during the first quarter of 2012. He has contributed a total of 1,170 hours in the Museum’s Aircraft …
The Museum of Aviation’s F-102 was moved up Georgia Highway 247 this past Saturday. If you have never seen an aircraft move here (and we move them fairly regularly) it is a neat sight. It is just unusual to see …