Important Announcement
Updated October 20, 2024
Many have asked how we at Hangar Thirteen faired after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. We are all well and safe, and the hangar was not damaged, so we count ourselves very blessed.
As an update regarding our Facebook page. Unfortunately, the page remains unpublished. Facebook did not provide any information and stated that they do not have to tell us what violations led to this outcome. This came as a total surprise to us because we have never received a violation or a notice of one in the 6 years that we have had a presence on this platform. In fact, our Facebook dashboard currently says that we have no violations. We have disputed this decision, have received notice that Meta has assigned us a case number, but there is no further update. Our hope is still to have our page restored, but we also understand that the page may be gone for good.
Because it is so important to us that we share the history of Lucky Thirteen as well as our progress rebuilding her, we are exploring other community-building platforms. In the meantime, we have decided to launch an email newsletter. If you would like to subscribe to our new mailing list, you may do so by clicking the button below. We plan to send out our first newsletter in December of this year (2024).
We sincerely thank the wonderful community that has taken an interest in our work on Facebook and we hope you will join us as we go forward.
Keep the show on the road!
About Hangar Thirteen
Hangar Thirteen is an organization intended to rebuild a Second World War heavy bomber that was shot down near Beauvais, France on 6 September 1943. This aircraft, Lucky Thirteen, was a Boeing B-17F and, when rebuilt, will be the sole surviving aircraft to have participated in the bloody campaigns against Schweinfurt, Regensburg, and Stuttgart, Germany in the autumn of 1943.