why is b-17 swamp ghost to be relegated to as found diorama

Milmart Militaria · **Joined:** Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:10 am **Posts:** 59

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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor video series on our Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress. Restoration Specialist Syd Jones takes a close look at battle damage on the fuselage of Swamp Ghost.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vrduQ ... e=youtu.be

TAdan · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:45 am

The PAM's reply addressing a question about the extent of the work that will be carried out:

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"Pacific Aviation Museum Aloha ... At this point our restoration team has been focused on preservation. As you can see in this photo they've created custom support stands, as the airframe can no longer support its own weight. The fuselage is extremely delicate. The long term future of Swamp Ghost will be determined by the success of our fundraising efforts, but a complete restoration is not likely as so much of her story lives in the swamp."

Preserved and indoors? Sounds good to me.

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7815

Good amount of fundraising skill on their part as well :wink:

p51 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 2:08 pm

TAdan wrote:

Preserved and indoors? Sounds good to me.

Yep, me too.
It's a shame that there aren't any good B-17 restoration candidates which are PTO combat vets but I think the fame of this specific airplane is in the fact it stayed so long in that swamp. I think an 'as found' stablizing display would be far better than a complete restoration where so much of the original material of the plane was modified or lost.
Before it was known that the "Lady be good" was damaged badly after being removed from the desert, I had said the same about that plane, too.

lucky52 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 08, 2015 9:56 pm

Just a question out curiosity,once the wings are bolted on would it be strong enough to stand on its gear(if the gear could be lowered)?

p51 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:53 pm

lucky52 wrote:

Just a question out curiosity,once the wings are bolted on would it be strong enough to stand on its gear(if the gear could be lowered)?

Would you be willing to risk that? I sure wouldn't.

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