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ofRestoration bomber under wayThe Museum of Aviation Group which will be at the Dal-las-Fort Worth Airport, headed by John Irons, president, has acquired loan of the B-36 bomber from the Air Force which is now parked at Greater Southwest Airport from the Air Force.The group has tentative plans to disassemble the old bomber and haul it overland to the new museum site -The purpose of restoring the plane is to allow generations of today and the future see this giant bomber that never fired a shot in anger. Ken Mason information officer of the Mid-Cities composite squadron of the Civil Air Patrol said.The group meets Saturdays for volunteer work on the plane, such as replacing the instruments in the flight engineer’s compartment and give information to visitors who visit the display.New member orieniation set at bankThe quarterly new member orientation program for the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce has been set for Wednesday beginning at the First National Bank of Euless.Officers and committeechairmen will he nrpsenteH int' • •ri.m'4' , ■ * ”• * *■* r}, if v-■1: 77- - h ,jmf -; .v^■J-.1mma \ lt;■»i*-«yMEMBERS of the Mid-Cities Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol have been working to restore the B-36 bomber now stored at Greater Southwest International Airport. Plans call for removal of the plane overland to a museum of avaition at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. From left, front, are Beth Brandon, Silna Thackerson, Frank Simokat, John Gronemeyer, Paul Trudgett, Danny McCollough and 2Lt. Ken Mason and back, Fred Gronemeyer, Robert Parcell, Mickey McCollough, Ron Coombs, Daryl Whitt, MSgt. Robert Sewell, Ht. Dave Hall and 1 Lt. Al Gronemeyer.
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Hurst Mid Cities News Texan
Hurst, Texas, US
Sun, Jan 27, 1974
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