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| Jan. 29 2011. The Left wing is being attached.
| Jan. 29 2011. The Left wing is attached. Now it the crack team is checking the install.
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| Jan. 29 2011. The Right wing is being attached.
| Jan. 29 2011. The Right wing finishing touches are being planned.
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| Jan. 29 2011. The whole team together.
| Jan. 29 2011. Both wings attached.
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| Jan. 08 2011. Progress is moving forward. Here the left wing Walking material is added.
| Jan. 08 2011. The work is done. Time for a little pat on back for the team.
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| Excellent Workmanship
| All of the wood grain going the same way. Beautiful.
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| The wings are slowly but surely and carefully being restored by our master craftsmen.
| You can't rush a work of art, and these wings are definitely in that category!
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| Ron Norman posing with the pride and joy.
| Check out the worksmanship on these wings.
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| The PT19 wings crate in the CAF Tulsa hangar
| Now to unpack the treasure.
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| There is a lot of work ahead.
| Feb. 2nd 2002. Preparing the center section for restoration
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| June 2005, The PT-19 is coming along well.
| The body section is well on its way to completion.
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Left Side view of PT-19 airframe.
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The old PT-19 engine is on the right side. The new replacement engine is on the left.
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The original Fairchild plate authenticating this particular PT-19.
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Working on the PT-19 bare frame. Notice the original damaged wooden wing sections being inspected in the background.
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Side view of cockpit. Notice the control rod detail.
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Front view or PT-19. Notice that the wing structures are made entirely of wood.
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PT-19 Rear frame.
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Computer simulation of a PT-19 in flight.
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Rear Instrument Panel Detail.
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Instrument panel side with tubing and wiring detail.
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Front cockpit view with skins on.
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Front and rear cockpit view on bare frame.
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The rest of these photos chronicle the progress we have made in this restoration project.
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