Is the famous SWAMP GHOST B-17 to be placed outside on displ

[Liberator]

As seen on the Aero vintage webpage about B-17 was a bit on the rare B-17 WW2 era Swamp Ghost in Hawaii and a ???? proposed image of how it will be on display outside with no overhead protection as seen on this link - http://www.aerovintage.com/12446-15.jpg

Is this seriously how the museum wants to display such a important historical aircraft so it rust and fades away? If so im confused and same time very surprised.
I hope the image is just a "suggestion" only from the museum.....

[Thomas_Mac]

You are a little late!

[Russ Matthews]

Is this seriously how the museum wants to display such a important historical aircraft so it rust and fades away?

No. If you look just above that photo in the aerovintage write up, you'll see a direct quote from the Museum's official press release which states ...

"When funds are received and restoration is complete, the B-17E Flying Fortress will join other aircraft in Hangar 79, telling the rest of the story of the war in the Pacific."

The full text of the release can be found here ...

http://www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/news/presspdf/B17EArrives.pdf

Frankly, I'm more concerned about how much of the plane's unique historic character could ultimately be lost in a proposed $5million rebuild.

[RareBear]

The next sentence after the one quoted above is:

"For now, it is planned to be on display in an exhibit resembling the Papua New Guinea swamp in
which it was found, the perfect backdrop for this historic artifact."

As restoration funds are notoriously hard to come by, goodness knows how long the Swamp Ghost will be in this "temporary" display mode, apparently outside.

Walt