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B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – July 2023

August 7, 2023 Vintage Aviation News 1

As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects is Mike Kellner’s effort in Marengo, Illinois. He and […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update – November 2022

November 7, 2022 Vintage Aviation News 5

As many readers will be well aware, there are a number of Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects is Mike Kellner’s effort in Marengo, Illinois. He and […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – March 2021 Restoration Update

March 11, 2021 Vintage Aviation News 1

Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – June 2020 Restoration Update

June 15, 2020 Vintage Aviation News 0

Mike Kellner and his team of volunteers in Morengo, Illinois have been steadily working away on the restoration of Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 for much of the past four decades, and we have covered […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – October 2017 Restoration Update

October 17, 2017 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

As many readers will be well aware, there are several different Boeing B-17s under restoration to fly right now. Perhaps the boldest of these projects though is Mike Kellner’s effort in Morengo, Illinois to restore Boeing […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” Taking Shape

March 2, 2017 Vintage Aviation News 5

By Austin Hancock Woods Cross, UT – The B-17E “Desert Rat” project has come a long way in recent years. Once a “mystery Boeing in a barn,” the project has since teamed up with the […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” – April Restoration Update

May 16, 2014 Vintage Aviation News 2

WarbirdsNews has received a few details about the ongoing restoration of B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2595 known as “Desert Rat”. We thought our readers would be interested in seeing some photographs of their latest progress. This […]

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B-17E “Desert Rat” Restoration Update

January 13, 2014 Vintage Aviation News 5

  A new benchmark has been reached for the Desert Rat, B-17e Flying Fortress restoration.  The “turtle deck” is now fully sheathed in aluminum.  Due to extremely cold temperatures, work in the hanger has slowed, […]

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B-17e “Desert Rat” Restoration Project Update

October 3, 2013 Vintage Aviation News 6

Mike Kellner, with much assistance from Chris Gibson, has just completed the arduous task of installing the top turret shroud on the Desert Rat.  The tolerances required were exacting.  In combat, the flight engineer manned […]

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Aussie Mustang ‘Snifter’ to The UK

August 26, 2023 0

By Nigel Hitchman & James Kightly Queensland, Australia-based two-seat Mustang VH-MFT is heading to Archerfield airport this weekend (26-7 August 2023) to be dismantled for shipping to the UK, where it will be re-assembled and […]

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By Adam Estes One of the most recognizable aircraft of the Reno Air Races, P-51D 44-74423 Miss Van Nuys (Race #64) has just recently undergone a four-year overhaul at Fighter Rebuilders in Chino, California. Flown [...]
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