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Originally Posted by Hottentot
That's why it's tricky. What I'm most afraid of is that they'll give it a shiny new paint job, fix all the dents and scratches and make it look like it just came out of factory.
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That is a restoration
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Originally Posted by Hottentot
Far too many museum planes (or any other objects, for that matter) look like that, as if they weren't ever used anywhere. Sure, they are pretty and it's nice to have your photo taken in front of one. But that's about it.
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Museums do their best to preserve the past. Depending on the museum, not all displays have items that are new looking or look as never used. Then there are living museums. Museums that restore aircraft/automobiles for flight and driving. If museums did not restore vehicles like this I would never have witnessed B-17, Spitfires, P-40, Hellcat, Dauntless, Lancaster and a slew of other aircraft operate/fly. Sometimes it just depends on what is left to work with concerning full restoration. Perhaps this aircraft can tell it's story in the condition it is in and be left on display as such.