66-15238 Restoration

1 of 73. Pilot and co-pilots seats restored.

We removed the pilots seats to clean and restore them before reinstalling.

2 of 73. Pilot and co-pilots seats restored.

We removed the pilots seats to clean and restore them before reinstalling.

3 of 73. Pilot and co-pilots seats restored.

We removed the pilots seats to clean and restore them before reinstalling.

4 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

We removed the pilots seats to clean and restore them before reinstalling.

5 of 73. We shared a hanger with this beauty during the 238 Restoration.

6 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

7 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

8 of 73. Project Managemet Team Meeting.

9 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

Once the pilot seats were restored they were reinstalled.

10 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

11 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

12 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

13 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

14 of 73. 238 arrived in very bad condition.

15 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

238 was in deplorable condition when we received her. She desperately needed a paint job.

16 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

17 of 73. Doc Rosenbloom giving 238 a new paint job.

Doc Rosenbloom begins the 238 paint job by working on the tail boom for now.

18 of 73. Doc Rosenbloom giving 238 a new paint job.

Doc Rosenbloom begins the 238 paint job by working on the tail boom for now.

19 of 73. 238 getting a new co-pilot green house.

Ray Helmick begins on the replacement of the co-pilot green house.

20 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

21 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

22 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

23 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

24 of 73. Bruce Porter, former 238 pilot while serving with the 134th AHC, stopped by for a visit.

25 of 73. Dan Porter volunteered to do the nose art for the 238 restoration.

26 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

27 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

28 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

29 of 73. Bruce Porter proudly displaying son's art work.

30 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

31 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

32 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

33 of 73. George Scott, former 134th AHC member.

34 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

35 of 73. 238 finally getting the 134 painted on the doors.

36 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

37 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

38 of 73. Karl Renz brought "Take Me Home Huey" by the museum.

39 of 73. Former 134th AHC members reunite.

40 of 73. 238 on display at the Maryland Fairgrounds

41 of 73. Hans Underwood and family

42 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

43 of 73. Getting ready to lift 238 onto a trailer.

44 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

45 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

46 of 73. Karl R. Renz III, former 134th AHC member

47 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

48 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

49 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

50 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

51 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

52 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

53 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

54 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

55 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

56 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

57 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

58 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

59 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

60 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

61 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

62 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

63 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

64 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

65 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

66 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

67 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

68 of 73. Open cockpit day at the museum.

69 of 73. 238 on an airial support misson in country.

70 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

71 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood

72 of 73. Jim Cowan (RIP), former 134th AHC Member, attending the 50th Vietnam Welcome Home.

73 of 73. The Restoration of 66-15238. Restorartion Team Ray Helmick, Doc Rosenbloom and Hans Underwood