Museum of Flight Restoration Center
and Reserve Collection
Paine Field, Everett, Washington
July 2024
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| Left to right: Vertol HH-21B Shawnee (53-4329) ex USAF. |
| Left to right: de Havilland DH 106 Comet 4C (XA-NAR) in the colours of BOAC, however it is to be painted in its authentic Mexicana Airlines scheme. XA-NAR first flew on October 31, 1959, and operated between Mexico City and Los Angeles until 1970, logging 27,065 flight hours with Mexicana Airlines. After 1970, it was briefly used as a charter plane before being sold to Westernair of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1978 it was sold to charter operator Redmond Air of Redmond, Washington. Diverted to Everett in 1979 with a mechanical problem ait was grounded following FAA inspections. Here it remained until the Museum of Flight. |
| The magnificently restored cockpit of the Comet 4C. The cockpit and cabin has be fully restored in English and Spanish detailing, the cockpit looks like it came off the production line. |
Left to right: Pfalz D.XII (?). Doug Champlin acquired this aircraft at auction in 1981 for the Champlin Collection which became part of The Museum of Flight in the early 2000s. It was built in 1918 by Pfalz Flugzeug-Werke GmbH. Restorer Logan Shepard said; "We are going to restore to its original paint scheme using lozenge fabric. We will brush painted the national markings to make it look authentic."
Fokker D.VII. "Some parts of it is original. The D.VII were built by three factories we know where this came from so we are going to paint it as it would have came from that factory.", said Logan Shepard. Aircraft replica builder Joe DeFiore has also played a part in this ongoing restoration. |
Left to right: Goodyear F2G Corsair (88454 '454') NATC.
Cessna O-2A Skymaster (67-21363) ex USAF. |
