-
Update 2025-6-9
We have been featured in an article by Vintage Aviation News! To check it out, click here: Now on to the update. Since we dedicated the month of May to fundraising, update news has accumulated. In fact, there is more to cover than we can fit into a single update. But for now, here goes… […]
Continue reading -
Lucky Thirteen’s Nose Gun in Detail
*UPDATE* When we originally published this update, it featured a different ball mount than the one shown here. It turned out that the ball we had purchased was, in fact, a replica. Through no fault of the seller, this replica (and others like it) had been out on the market for so long than […]
Continue reading -
Update 2025-5-5
Now that the move from the old location is finished, there is a lot to share. First up is a piece that I had been seeking for nearly seven years: the aircraft’s chemical toilet. The Boeing B-17 carried a chemical toilet at the back of the waist compartment, just beside the main entry door.
Continue reading -
Update 2025-4-23
Okay, so it has been a long time since our last update. But I think you can understand when I say what has been going on – We had to move. Longtime Facebook followers might recall that last year, on our original Facebook page, we posted an update saying that the airport was going to […]
Continue reading -
Update 2025-2-24
Restoration of the ball turret’s elevation hand drive for Lucky Thirteen is complete! The elevation hand drive was one of two major gears that attached to the ball turret’s trunnion assembly. When I say “trunnion” I am referring to the giant, cup-shaped piece which holds the ball itself. Followers might recall that we were able […]
Continue reading -
Monogram’s 1/48 B-17G – Plastic vs. Reality
It almost goes without saying: If you love airplanes, you have probably built a few plastic models. And if you love the Boeing B-17, then one of those models was probably Monogram’s 1/48 scale B-17G. I have certainly built my fair share over the years! These pics came from my very last one, and you […]
Continue reading -
Update 2025-2-3
This week we have a potpourri of news to share. First up is some progress on Lucky Thirteen‘s Type A-2 Ball Turret. As previously mentioned, the current goal is to restore the turret’s motor assembly – known as the Double Power Unit – to working condition, along with the various gears which attach to it. […]
Continue reading -
Update 2025-1-11
This week we have an exciting new arrival. One that, honestly, I never thought we would find. We now have a life raft for Lucky Thirteen. Photos taken 10 January 2025. The standard Boeing B-17 carried a pair of five-man life rafts in a cubby above the bomb bay. This compartment was split into thirds, […]
Continue reading -
Update 2024-12-23
For those of you who do not use Facebook, an update on recent events: Since registering the Hangar Thirteen Foundation as a 501c3 nonprofit in 2018 and formally beginning our online presence, we generally posted updates on Facebook more often than the website. The reason being was twofold. First, longer updates on Facebook generally appear […]
Continue reading -
Odds & Ends, Pt 1
We now have the co-pilot’s yoke column for Lucky Thirteen! To recap, we were given the opportunity to purchase a yoke column from a Boeing B-17F last month. Said piece was rather expensive, but you never know if you never try, so we presented the piece to our supporters. It was a long shot. The […]
Continue reading