The Museum of the Forgotten Warrior

The Museum of the Forgotten Warrior Remembering those service members of WWII that never got where they wanted to be.

Ready for cover.
08/28/2026

Ready for cover.

Made some of the doilies we'll need for covering and J heat treated some of the metal pieces he making for repair. T0 to...
08/25/2026

Made some of the doilies we'll need for covering and J heat treated some of the metal pieces he making for repair. T0 to T3 I believe.

08/22/2026

Why we cant down the runway lining up for a formation takeoff -- the Corsair pilot didn't wait for the flagman to tell him the Bearcat was clear and bad thing happened.

2 coats of varnish on!
08/20/2026

2 coats of varnish on!

Got the fuel tank primed. If it'll stay dry today, the center section will get varnish (I do that outside).
08/20/2026

Got the fuel tank primed. If it'll stay dry today, the center section will get varnish (I do that outside).

Center section ready for varnish and fuel tank ready for new primer. Tank was built in 1941 and installed uncovered (yo...
08/19/2026

Center section ready for varnish and fuel tank ready for new primer. Tank was built in 1941 and installed uncovered (you can see the pinking) during the war. Plus part of the pile of sandpaper I went through.

Checked the fuel tank yesterday and finished the trailing edge plywood. Time to start cleaning up for paint prep.
08/18/2026

Checked the fuel tank yesterday and finished the trailing edge plywood. Time to start cleaning up for paint prep.

More work on 79M.
08/17/2026

More work on 79M.

Still catching up from Oshkosh. First attempt on the leading edge cracked, so started over, today the rear mahogany wil...
08/16/2026

Still catching up from Oshkosh. First attempt on the leading edge cracked, so started over, today the rear mahogany will start going on. Meanwhile J continued on the sheet metal.

Plywood has been marked and almost trimmed for mounting, then the thunderstorms started...
08/12/2026

Plywood has been marked and almost trimmed for mounting, then the thunderstorms started...

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135 Loretta Lane
Luthersville, GA
30251

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