B-17G Champaign Lady Restoration

[wendovertom]

Is this going to be a flyer?

Tom P.

[Misterg97]

Yes ... that's the current plan.

[the330thbg]

awesome!! One more for the inventory

[390BG]

Building up set of cowl flaps.


Painted top turret frame.


"BEFORE" image of engine nacelle parts.


Astrodome fairing.


Riveting skin underneath radio room.


Rear fuselage looking forward to radio room.

[truegrit]

Updates - Feb 3, 2011

Flooring installed in nose.

Looking up at the top turret support structure.



Fred building the radio room camera bay door operating mechanism.

Cheyenne tail, replica 500lb bombs.

Rear fuselage with tail gunner door opening.

Cabin heat control in radio room with homemade decal.

Bob forming a repair section for the radio room hatch structure.

Bob and Carole "discussing" how to make the repair.

Some of this is even original.

Wondering if this B-17-G will be flying in the future ? i hope so, we as people need to see new blood in the AIR SHOWS in this area,

[Django]

It's really looking great!

[390BG]

Installation of guns in the top turret.




Trim around navigator table installed, starting on floor in the cockpit.

[Pat Carry]

Looking good!

[JohnCFord]

Very wonderful job! She looks fantastic! I'm happy that the plan is to have her flying again.

~J~

PS: Where are you based?

[390BG]

Latest update:

Installation of viewfinder and camera doors in the radio room camera bay.


Gene getting in some "think" time before making the radio room flooring.


100% new radio operator chair and mount.

[Shay]

Great update. I was just up there the other weekend. A couple questions: When is the team leaving for Alaska and will there be any way to follow their progress?

Thanks

Shay
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Semper Fortis

[390BG]

They are leaving in another week or so. No plans that I know of for on-the-spot updates. We are planning on having a presentation about their trip during MERFI (Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In) in Urbana Sept 10-11.

[390BG]

Updates from Alaska have been posted on the website:

http://champaignaviationmuseum.org/inde ... ATEST_NEWS

[hang the expense]

Thats cool using the tree for the drogue chute.

[TimAPNY]

So good things can still be saved from the Alaska wilderness! To many times I've heard that it could not be done, lets hope the right folks can get some motivation from this and save more aircraft.

I so wish I could be involved in such a recovery.

Tim