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I hesitated to post this, as the seller has not yet sent the information for us to pay him. Maybe he wants to donate! Ha! Still, I did not want to keep everybody waiting… Our followers might recall the recent progress we made on the center console panel that sits between the two pilots. There […]
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ReproGraphx Dry Transfers
This update is specially dedicated to ReproGraphx Custom Dry Rub-On Transfers. We are immensely thankful for their support as our work could not achieve such a high standard without them. Whenever one commences a historic project like rebuilding a Boeing B-17F, one must inevitably face decisions on where to draw the line between what is […]
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Happy New Year everybody! Here is a Christmas present Hangar Thirteen got all the way from Australia. Yes Australia, where AC/DC first cranked out their brand of blues-based rock, and Crocodile Dundee saved Linda Kozlowski from that swimsuit hungry crocodile. Many of you may know Dom Serong, who has an incredible collection of wartime navigation […]
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We have some new major new acquisitions which relate to the Type C-1 AFCE or “autopilot.” So, let’s get into detail… The Automatic Flight Control Equipment was critical to the success of the Norden bombsight. Developed by Minneapolis Honeywell, the C-1 autopilot was an electric system of gyros which allowed the bombardier to pilot the […]
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Back in April we announced that Lucky Thirteen had acquired a top turret dome. This dome was in California and circumstances prevented us from getting it across the country to our hangar at that time. But now she is here! I drove up to finally see her in person, as well as give a tour […]
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Briggs Manufacturing
Our followers may recall that we hope to rebuild a Briggs-type A-2 ball turret for Lucky Thirteen. What some of you may not know is that Briggs made a lot more than ball turrets – in fact, they made a good portion of the B-17 itself. Look at any wartime photo of a painted B-17 […]
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It seems appropriate that we would get the news on the anniversary of Memphis Belle’s final mission: The Hangar Thirteen Foundation is now officially recognized by the US federal government as a 501c3 public charity. We now have nonprofit status. We have waited a long time for this and many have voiced their frustration about […]
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A Thanks To Our Volunteers
A message from Ray, written by Gerad on 28 April 2021: Back when the Royal Air Force first came into being, the man everyone looked up to was Lord Hugh Trenchard. He was an odd fella. Tall and thin with a walrus mustache, he lost a lung and was partially paralyzed from a wound in […]
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Recall how we have been trying to fundraise for some turret parts in Europe? Well, we have finally purchased them. As such, I can now tell the whole story. Shortly after we announced our percentage agreement with the McKowen collection back in January, we were contacted by Nicholas Godfurnon of the Belgian Aviation Preservation Association […]
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It has been a while since we posted a progress update on the website, but this year I really wanted to go over the anniversaries of Lucky Thirteen in real time. I hope everyone enjoyed them! Throughout this period, work has not stopped. Here are some updates of our work since July. The week of […]
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