C-47 Restoration

	The museum's C-47, S/N 43-48098, was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma., and delivered to the U.S. Army Air Corps on July 14, 1944. The aircraft was dropped from the inventory and flown to the Strategic Air & Space Museum in October, 1969.
	The entire cargo bay was stripped out. All new flooring and soundproofing was installed, the windows were replaced and all seat assemblies were removed and replaced. The result is a restored cargo area that our Restoration team is very proud of.
	The cockpit was completely stripped prior to refurbishing.
	The restored cockpit is the pride of the Restoration crew. The entire cockpit area has been completely refurbished. All interior components were removed and the entire area primed and painted. The instrument panels were rebuilt and new gauges installed.
	D-Day invasion stripes were added to the primed aircraft before the final olive-drab finish coat is applied.
	Restoration in nearly complete as the plastic draped C-47 receives its final detailing.
	One of the last steps of the restoration process is the addition of nose art which was applied by the Museum's graphic artist.
	The finished product displayed proudly in Hangar B.

If you are interested in becoming a Restoration volunteer, contact 402.944.3100 ext 253.