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June 20, 2009Breathing New Life into the "Skytrain"

1942 Douglas C-47-A N 60480 Yanks "Skytrain"

The Skytrain Restoration started on D day June 6, 2009

If the "Skytrain" could talk, she would say, "Thank You" Sixteeners

Many Captains looked out of the Left Windshield of the Skytrain

Seats for 24 Brave Paratroopers Sweated out their Jumps here

The Left Seat Awaiting a new and perhaps much younger Captain

A look at the older "Coffee Grinder" radios overhead panel

The Co-pilot often sweated pumping the Hydraulic Landing Gear

All the "Horses" are controlled from here

"Benny" Enrico, " I have always wanted to be working on aircraft

Sweet little "Ruby" 16 years old & dreams of becoming a Pilot

Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Gordon Truax working on the Door

Sam Wright Left & Gordon Truax Right apply TLC to Cargo Door

Col Ted Tanner Left, Guest Center, & Video expert Sam Wright

Maintenance Officer Gordon Truax Loves to fix Warbirds

"Yanks Air Museum Veteran Volunteer "Knobby" "If we start here ?

L- Mike Trerotola (Hellcat) Rt. Lt Col Ted Tanner (P-40/A-20) WW11

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