Camel Restoration

[wingstrutdotcom]

For those fans you may not know that a Camel is under restoration. It has many original internal parts. Wings are being reconstructed in their woodshop, a project which has begun as of last time I toured the restoration facility. If I recall teh plane was reconsructed in the 60's ? and may have flown briefly. Current rebuild will not be to flying condition. I hope to get some photos of the progress in the near future. Here is a link:

http://www.airzoo.org/camel.htm

[wolfenbill]

Very pretty work. Any idea who the original builder was? I had heard of a builder up there in Michigan who recently passed away and the project was taken over by his son. Just trying to find out if it was the same project.

[wingstrutdotcom]

It might be. I think the owner was an elderly gentlemen from Ann Arbor Michigan. I know the plane was donated to the museum and they own it now. I am sure these planes make nice tax deductions as "donations" to non profits.

I will probably get more info on the project in the next few months.