Warbird Information Exchange

There is a story over at www.hattiesburgamerican.com about a group thats going to restore a C-47 with WWII history. Save em don't scrap em. Look under the Opinion section.
Robbie

_________________
Fly Fast Make Noise!

Hi Robbie, I took the liberty of pasting-in the article in it's brief entirety in
order to give the project a bit more exposure. Contact info at the bottom.



Plan to Refurbish World War II Plane

THUMBS UP: To a group of combat veterans who are taking steps to breathe new life into an old plane.

The members of the Mississippi All Airborne Chapter plan to refurbish the aging, dilapidated World War II transport plane that sits on an abandoned runway at Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport.

Toward this objective, the chapter is inviting anyone who wants to participate in this project to meet at the terminal at the Chain Airport at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The ultimate goal is to give the historic plane a permanent home at Camp Shelby.

"This is an aircraft a lot of people have jumped out of," said Chad Daniels, the curator of the Camp Shelby Armed Forces Museum. "Because it does not have strong, verifiable history, that's all the more reason to put it here."

For more information about the restoration project, contact Carroll "Bo" Garrett at (601) 852-8171 or (601) 750-4705.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

_________________
He bowls overhand...He is the most interesting man in the world.
"In Peace Japan Breeds War", Eckstein, Harper and Bros., 3rd ed. 1943(1927, 1928,1942)
"Leave it to ol' Slim. I got ideas...and they're all vile, baby." South Dakota Slim
"Ahh..."The Deuce", 28,000 pounds of motherly love." quote from some Mojave Grunt
DBF

Here's another article from the day before, with a photo and the plane's military history, serial and registration:

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps ... 9414603507

_________________

All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)