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The River Bend Squadron's North American Aviation BT-14 Restoration Project
This page is
updated often!
Events are
presented in chronological order
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to hear a radial engine flyby!
Latest
News!
The WWII trainer's new home is Wharton Texas!
2005
July
On
July 15, 2005, CAF HQ
approved assignment of the aircraft to the River Bend Squadron!
These pictures were taken
by Randy
Wahlberg, maintenance officer, June 25,2005 during a preliminary
inspection of the WWII
trainer in Hobbs, New Mexico as
she awaits her new home in
Wharton, Texas
Fuselage, front
view
Fuselage, tail
view
Engine, Wright R975
Firewall
forward, rt.
side
Cowling
pieces
Cockpit view
Tail
section
Looking
inside
Wings!
September
September 17, 2005..... six of our members went to Hobbs, NM to bring our project home.
After 1150 miles, a round trip in 2 days, we bring our gal home to Wharton, Texas!
We owe a big thanks to Col Frank Stokes for making the
arrangements with the crane and trucking companies!
Please click here to see the folks that helped move her home!
We
need your help. We
estimate we'll need to spend $75,000 dollars and approximately 3 years to restore!
Join us in restoring a piece of history!
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