Aviation Geeks unite?! Anybody else care about planes here?

[Marc]

I built that model when I was a kid. It's so good to see the real thing. When I visited Udvar-Hazy, I shot a pic of the fuselage on the restoration floor and the wings were near by. Their preservation of Memphis Belle was top notch. She looks new, and I remember seeing her on a concrete pedestal in Memphis in a derelict state surrounded by a fence.

Cool beans!

The work on Flakbait is planned to be completed by 2029 though they're doing a preservation rather than a restoration as like the amphibian in the video I linked last week it's all about the story of the actual aircraft, not the B-26 in general.

 

[Harper3.0]

I built that model when I was a kid. It's so good to see the real thing. When I visited Udvar-Hazy, I shot a pic of the fuselage on the restoration floor and the wings were near by. Their preservation of Memphis Belle was top notch. She looks new, and I remember seeing her on a concrete pedestal in Memphis in a derelict state surrounded by a fence.

Cool beans!

I did, too. I always thought the Marauder was cool, and have enjoyed seeing a few in museums. It's good to see a famous one getting a restoration.