Warbird Information Exchange

James, whats happening of late in the restoration shop?

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Here is our most recent activity.

Reassembly of our ex-NASA Gulfstream G-I.
G-1 reassembly_1 by planecurator, on Flickr

G-1 reassembly_2 by planecurator, on Flickr

G-1 reassembly_4 by planecurator, on Flickr

Paint going on the TAV-8A Harrier.
TAV-8A paint_1 by planecurator, on Flickr

Finished and on display.
Harriers by planecurator, on Flickr

Work continues on our Hawker Kestrel. Yes, I know the nose is from a Harrier. You try to find a Kestrel nose.
Kestrel by planecurator, on Flickr

The F-86E has been reassembled and polished. We are starting to paint the markings on it.
F-86 Paint by planecurator, on Flickr

The Shenyang J-6 came back for a quick touch up on the paint.
Shenyang by planecurator, on Flickr

Progress continues on the Douglas A-24B Banshee. It was briefly outdoors a few weeks ago for cleaning.
A-24_1 by planecurator, on Flickr

And more work done since then.
A-24_2 by planecurator, on Flickr

The first of June we moved the next project up to the hangar.
B-52D tow by planecurator, on Flickr

And started work on it.
B-52D at restoration by planecurator, on Flickr

The project after that is lined up waiting its turn.
P6044030 by planecurator, on Flickr

And if that is not enough.


I wonder what that might be arriving today...
Unloading_1 by planecurator, on Flickr

Unloading_2 by planecurator, on Flickr

So that's what it is.
Jaguar front end by planecurator, on Flickr

Unloading_4 by planecurator, on Flickr

Jaguar Wing by planecurator, on Flickr

That is about it for right now.

James

James,
Any update or status on the Martin B-26 Marauder?

The Marauder is still in storage waiting its turn in the shop.

James

Thanks as always James. Lots of great work taking place there.

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I really need to get to out there some time! James, whats on the to do list for the BUFF? As others have said, thank you for keeping us informed of the goings on, in such s great museum.

Travis

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Stripping off failing paint and repainting mostly. There is some minor corrosion control to do too, but nothing too serious has cropped up so far.

James

James, the camo BUFF. Is that the one with the rudder that flaps about in the breez? Will that eventually get fixed?

Replacing or adding gust locks is one of the things we deal with during restoration.

Thank you James- great shots!

Really like the TAV-8A harrier- those early gloss schemes are the best.

The B-52D will look great. I never cared for that later color scheme on the "G".

Great to see a Jaguar- I have never seen one in person- pretty rare (any?) here in the USA.

I'd love to see the "G" in natural metal (or even painted silver)...and if you're taking requests, loose the nose camera bumps.

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James how about another thank you! Cool pics and another for keeping us all up to date! Hopefully I'll be able to get out there later this year again.

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Great photos and update James. Thank you.

The shots of the Gulfstream 1 made me want to plug my ears! Those RR Darts were LOUD!!!!

Andy Scott

Sorry James. I should have stolen, I mean "aquired" a nose cone for you while I was in England.

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I second the motion! Natural metal or silver with the anti-flash belly would be very welcome on the G.