How many DC-3/C-47 restoration projects currently active

Iclo · **Posted:** Mon Mar 11, 2019 5:01 pm

One in France, at the well known museum airport of La Ferte Ferte Alais, near Paris.

JohnB · **Posted:** Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:07 pm

An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.

Yak 11 Fan · **Posted:** Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:43 pm

There was an advertising in Trade a Plane late last year (or early this year) for a part completed project in Texas (I think).
From memory the aircraft had strong D Day+1 history and had more recently been stored at Meacham Field along with another C47 which had been badly damaged in a hurricane. I didn't make a note of the identity, does anybody know the aircraft and what the current status is?

Mick G · **Joined:** Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:39 pm **Posts:** 213

Does anybody know who bought the 3 derelict air frames at Vichy Missouri? They were advertised for sale for ~$125K for the lot, a couple months ago and website was updated to "sold", I'm curious to see what will become of them?

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Not sure how active the restoration is but I ran across this-
http://fremontairport.com/saving_dc-3_lulu_belle

Mick G · **Joined:** Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:39 pm **Posts:** 213

Mick G wrote:

Does anybody know who bought the 3 derelict air frames at Vichy Missouri? They were advertised for sale for ~$125K for the lot, a couple months ago and website was updated to "sold", I'm curious to see what will become of them?

Thought for sure the knowledge would have been on this site?

airnutz · **Posted:** Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:25 pm

About 10 years ago, someone announced an ambitious project to prepare a C-47/DC-3 with CG-4 glider for the D-Day remembrance. They had an aggressive...meaning highly improbable scheduled window they were shooting for IIRC. Does anyone remember that project? The website disappeared about a year later. Whatever happened to that aircraft(s)?

Courier Sportster · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 am **Posts:** 319

aww, I remember the Firestone DC-3, I have a instamatic photo of it flying over Kings Island. I kinda recognized it, wasn't surprised at all to read Lu Lu Belle is the one. The red stripes and the white cowlings really jogged the memory. Also a fleet of Super Stearmans would do an act every evening. It was very Red Baron-y but I think pre-dated them. Mid '70's memories being flogged here.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3331

JohnB wrote:

An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.

Now rescheduled, with the hope to make Arnhem in September.

TheBoy · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2019 12:45 pm

JohnB wrote:

An acquaintance is restoring...or doing heavy maintence...on one in the UK.
It's all-out effort to get it ready for the mass C-47 flights to commemorate D-Day.

John: That would be "Night Fright" - already on this list.

What about "Hit or Miss"?
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restora ... -miss.html

Airlift48 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 744

What's the story with Duggy? That hasnt flown for some time, then Mr. Odegaard passed. Any update?

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