Doc’s Kickstarter Campaign A Success

October 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment

100docDoc’s Friends have announced that they have secured the necessary funding to complete their newly restored B-29’s flight testing.  As of October 22, 2015 over $140,000 out of the necessary $137,500 for flight testing has been pledged by almost 800 backers on Kickstarter.  With over $60,000 pledged in two days.  Doc’s Friends expressed their thanks to their supporters by saying “We DID IT: Words cannot express the excitement and gratitude felt by our team right now.”  With a week still remaining, all pledges over the goal will go towards maintaining Doc as a flying museum. Visit: Doc’s website and Facebook page for more information

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Miss Liberty Belle B-17G On The Move

July 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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“Miss Liberty Belle” B-17G on outdoor display at the Grissom Air Museum in Peru, Indiana. Photo Credit: Django Studios

B-17G “Miss Liberty Belle” has been on outdoor display at the Grissom Air Museum in Indiana since 1961.  It will soon be moved indoors to the Museum of Aviation in Georgia.  The B-17 is scheduled to be moved in August 2015.  The restoration will be carried out while the aircraft is on display, similar to the restoration of B-17G  “City of Savannah” at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Savannah, Georgia.

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B-17G “Miss Liberty Belle” nose art. Photo Credit: John Weeks

How You Can Help:

The Museum of Aviation has started a fundraising effort in order to help with the $70,000 relocation cost and the complete restoration of “Miss Liberty Belle” to static display. Click here to donate.

Credit: Aero Vintage Books

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