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With its departure from the USA being complicated somewhat by the global logistics situation, we are pleased to announce that our Dauntless has now boarded the container ship Olivia Maersk…

A question which arises regularly at the Museum is, “How much of this airplane is actually original?” We always answer, “As much as possible!” While items like the worn-down rub…

More progress forward of the firewall is taking place! Pioneer Aero is continuing to work on the dish pan, addressing several areas which show signs of wear. The engineers who…

Mil-Spec has stripped the fuel truck’s chassis all the way down. Following the removal of brake lines, running board mounting brackets, battery box, the radiator and its frame, the truck…

Amongst the components shipped to New Zealand was the partial fuselage from Douglas RA-24B Banshee 42-54593, an Army Air Forces variant of the Dauntless. The MGM movie studio once used…

The Dauntless team is presently focusing on the control surfaces. The rudder, in particular, is receiving a lot of attention. Although comprised of mostly original components (from a parts donor…

It has been a while since our last Dauntless Update, and the eagle eyed amongst you will likely have noticed that the fuselage is still here at the Museum awaiting…

2020 seems like so long ago! We located a WWII Fuel Truck in Ohio, and we added it to the collection with a plan to make it serviceable for refueling…

The newest addition to the collection is an SNB-1! The Navy version of an AT-11 Kansan, this sometimes overlooked warbird had an outsized impact on the war! The AT-11 was…

Following right along behind the Fuel Truck restoration is another new piece of equipment for the airfield! This 1941 International-built Fire Engine has come to us from North Carolina, and…