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As you guys know we are working very hard to save a B-17 that has been outdoors since the 1960's. We are in the middle of working out a deal that will house part of the Grissom Air Museum's collection, and the B-17 will be the flag ship of the museum. We are selling T-shirts to help fund the early s...

We are trying to restore it to stock configuration. We would kill for a seat! We plan on the B-17 coming indoors in the near future for good. The repairs that we are doing are all to airworthy standards. While we know she may never fly again, we don't want anything we do to hold her back if the chan...

Just this past weekend we took the tail stinger off and have started to remove the paint, and take note of where sheet metal repairs will need to be made. Does anyone have any good photos of what the measurments are on the seat, and any info on gun mouns for the Cheyenne tail. We have no seat at all...

Hi guys, I just thought that you all might be interested in our efforts to restore B-17G #690 better known as Miss Liberty Belle. It carries the markings of that aircraft that flew 65 missions with the 305th BG. We are in the process of restoring parts of the plane, and building a building to house ...

I got a swatch from the guys out at Dover AFB, but I am having getting a color machine to get a color code for you.

I asked this question on WIX, but want to get a second opinion. I am building the Visible b-17 and want to get it right. Am I right in saying that the nose, cockpit, and radio room should be green, and the bombay, and waist and tail should be natural metal. is the interior of the verticl stab painte...