On Mar 3rd we held our monthly club meeting at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum where we are assisting with the restoration of the radio compartment of the B-17 "City of Savannah". With almost 30 club members in attendance, we held a short club meeting in one of the very nice conference rooms then we heard from Jerry McLaughlin who is the Project Manager for the B-17 restoration. Jerry gave us a short history of the aircraft and how it came to become part of this fine museum. Next we went downstairs to actually get an up close and personal look at the aircraft. Jerry introduced us to the Wed night crew of volunteers who were working on the aircraft and we were able to actually climb into the plane and look at the bomb bay, cockpit, and of course the radio compartment. What a treat. We spent a good hour in awe over this mighty machine. Took alot of pictures and talked about our plans for the radio gear. What a huge success the meeting was and what a great group of hosts that Jerry and his team were. We are looking forward to getting started!
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