The Planes of Fame Museum in Chino, California, not only displays historic airplanes, but it also actively engaged in restoring planes to flying condition. Shown below are some of the aircraft in the Friedkin Restoration Hanger which are in various stages of restoration.
B-25J Mitchell
The B-25, a twin-engine attack bomber, is named in honor of U.S. Major General William “Billy” Mitchell.
North American L-17A Navion
This airplane was first produced in 1948. It was envisioned as an aircraft for the expected postwar boom in civilian aviation. Even though it was intended for a civilian market, the Army Air Force ordered 83 of them, designated as the L-17A, to be used as a liaison aircraft.
North American O-47
This aircraft was first produced in 1937. It was an observation aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Bell Aircraft YP-59A Airacomet
The P-59 was built under a cloak of extreme secrecy in the early 1940s. This was America’s first jet powered aircraft. A total of 66 were built, of which only six survive.
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