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Old 10-23-2015, 09:16 AM
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I did a bit more looking, and I think, don't quote me, but it looks as though they have only restored it enough to prevent further decay. All of the pictures I have seen that have been taken recently make Swamp Ghost look pretty untouched.

I hope they keep it "found" condition. That would be spectacular. The Pacific Aviation Museum is on my "Must See" list for Hawaii. They have 50 aircraft there, along with a Zero in a bullet riddles hangar that still has holes in it from the Pearl Harbor invasion.
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Old 10-23-2015, 12:34 PM
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I fired a tweet across the bow of the Pac Aviation Museum. They responded and confirmed that they are preserving the B-17 "As-is". No work other than to stem the decay as it sits. It is now a historical artifact.

WOOHOOO!
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Old 10-23-2015, 02:23 PM
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I fired a tweet across the bow of the Pac Aviation Museum. They responded and confirmed that they are preserving the B-17 "As-is". No work other than to stem the decay as it sits. It is now a historical artifact.

WOOHOOO!
Plenty of folks in the warbird community were already aware of that discussion, but "as-is" outdoors is NOT necessarily going to be more stable there than it was in the jungle.
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Old 10-23-2015, 02:41 PM
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According to their website, she is supposed to be displayed inside Hanger 79 once the restoration/conservation is complete. I hope it plays out this way.

Scroll down toward the bottom of the link below for the reference to future plans.

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress Swamp Ghost

This link has more photos, one of which does show her inside. Let's hope this is the most recent picture of the bunch.

Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress | Pearl Harbor Museum
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Old 10-24-2015, 01:07 AM
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It would be kinda cool if they recreated the conditions she was found in, kind of like a life sized diorama. I know a few museums have done that.


Planes of Fame in Chino, CA with a Japanese Betty


At the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, with a BT-14.
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Old 10-24-2015, 02:43 PM
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Aaron would be out of the question to create a desk top diorama paper model like the two above? I guess the next part would be to creating it so others can also build and enjoy. Which would be over my head like a few models I'm working on or are they working on me? wc
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Old 10-24-2015, 02:55 PM
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I've got both models (the Betty is an Oddball) It would just take the somebody with talents that far exceed mine to make it.
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Old 10-25-2015, 11:36 AM
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However they display it, I hope the one unique physical attribute of the airframe remains visible. This is the only surviving B-17E with the Bendix remote control ventral turret.
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Old 10-27-2015, 11:19 PM
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if they restore fully could be like glacier girl (saw her) but was at wpafb and thought that was a neat diorama id try but I've only built not made
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