AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

Les Polley, Air Mobility Command Museum restoration chief, marks an airplane rib for the C-46 Commando at the AMC Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 12, 2023. The C-46 is currently undergoing the restoration process at the AMC Museum, which is expected to take up to two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

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AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

Gary Kutsch, Air Mobility Command Museum volunteer, smooths down rivets on the wing of a C-46 Commando at the AMC Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 12, 2023. The C-46 is currently undergoing the restoration process at the AMC Museum, which is expected to take up to two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

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Jay Penry, a Worldwide Aircraft recovery lead, directs two forklift operators moving a C-46 Commando at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 5, 2023. The C-46 is currently undergoing the restoration process at the AMC Museum, which is expected to take up to two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Faith Barron)

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Jesse Bendt, a Worldwide Aircraft recovery lead, secures a strap around the body of a C-46 Commando at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 5, 2023. The C-46 was utilized for transporting personnel and cargo such as ammunition, fuel, light artillery and aircraft parts in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Faith Barron)

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A C-46 Commando prepares for repairs at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 5, 2023. The last C-46 in the Air Force was assigned to the United States Southern Command until 1968.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Faith Barron)

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Jay Penry, Worldwide Aircraft recovery lead, adjusts a strap to make repairs to a C-46 Commando at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 5, 2023. The C-46 was utilized for transporting personnel and cargo such as ammunition, fuel, light artillery and aircraft parts in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Faith Barron)

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Jesse Bendt, Worldwide Aircraft recovery lead, loosens a bolt on a C-46 Commando at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 5, 2023. The C-46 is currently undergoing the restoration process at the AMC Museum, which is expected to take up to two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Faith Barron)

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AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

Published June 15, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Faith Barron and Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies
436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Les Polley, Air Mobility Command Museum restoration chief, marks an airplane rib for the C-46 Commando at the AMC Museum on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, June 12, 2023. The C-46 is currently undergoing the restoration process at the AMC Museum, which is expected to take up to two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dieondiere Jefferies)

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AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft

AMC Museum rescues WWII aircraft