Projects:
P-51 Mustang
Cockpit
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Wings
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Work In Progress
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Tail Cone
As Received
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Details
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Current Restorations
Flying Heritage Collection
Feenix Partners
Jim Tobul
Past Restorations
Flying Heritage Collection
Neal Melton's
Jack Croul's
Left side cockpit as received prior to restoration.
Right side cockpit as received prior to restoration.
Center cockpit during restoration. Colors, finishes, markings and placards are all to North American Standards.
Right side cockpit during restoration. All of the original switch panels, radio control, wiring, clamps, etc.
All of the original radios installed aft of pilot. All of the radio's are fully functional.
Left side cockpit after restoration.
Wing as received prior to restoration.
Gun bay wing as received prior to restoration.
Riveting of the gear wells & leading edges.
Details of wing gun bay during restoration, fitting center gun, feed chute and firing, solonoid.
Wing leading edge structure being attached to the spar.
Tail cone interior as received prior to restoration.
Installation of actuators, low pressure oxygen bottles and control cables.
Restored tailcone interior with l.p. oxygen bottles removed, during component installation.
Tailcone interior during restoration with l.p. oxygen bottles installed.
Details of interior tail cone with oxygen bottles installed all original l.p. oxygen system fully tested, certified and operational. Note: Original stamps on oxygen bottles.
Details of the left side gear well all hoses with original markings, stamps, clamps and finishes per North American process standards.
Details of right side gear well.
Details of left side gear well during restoration.
Detail of right side gear well during restoration.
Left side gear well in progress of component installation. Original part number stamps, line markings, plating and AC fittings.
Details of gun bays in progress with feed chutes and wiring installed.
Details of gun bay in progress with gun attached points and ejection chutes installed.
Details of wing gun bay during restoration, fitting center gun, feed chute and firing solonoid.
Details in wiring original braided wiring, inspectors stamps, hardware and wire ties. Note: Canvas snap cover at top.
Details of wiring original cotton woven braided wire, wire markings and ties.
Restorations
Propeller Shop
Metal Shop
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P-38 forward boom section (gear well) in build up fixure.
P-38 Aft booms and empennage assembly after rebuild. All components were prefabricated in fixures and shown here after final assembly.
P-38 top center section shown here in fixture during rebuild.
P-38 center section bottom shown here during rebuild, including flap well section.
Jack Croul's P-38 after IRAN being taken up for a test flight. Photograph by Ernie Viskupic
Jack Croul's P-51 first test flight.
Flying Heritage Collection's P-47 first test flight
Flying Heritage Collection's P-51 flying over Seattle Washington. Photograph by John Dibbs