Mon, Sep 13, 2010
The Last Time was an organization created for the sole purpose
of reuniting flying examples of the Douglas DC-3 and the people
associated with them, for one last time. The goal of the
organization was to celebrate this aircraft and these people.
Twenty-six DC-3/C-47 aircraft converged at Rock Falls, Illinois
for a weekend long celebration, while over 15,000 guests visited
the airport to see these historic airplanes and meet their crews.
It was a wonderful reunion where old friends met and new
friendships developed. It is unlikely that such a gathering will
ever occur again.
One of the 'shiniest' of the aircraft making the trip to Rock
Falls was the recently restored 'Miss Virginia." The renovation of
the aircraft took over 7,000 man-hours of labor. Miss Virginia has
received a new avionics suite, new instrument panels and a new
right-side engine. All propellers, carburetors and oil coolers have
been overhauled.
The firewall forward hoses have been replaced as well as all the
control surfaces, including new fabric covers. The aircraft has
also had some aesthetic restoration including minor repainting,
significant polishing, the installation of many new interior panels
and a significant airframe inspection.
The aircraft was named Miss Virginia to honor both the military
and the state of Virginia. Miss Virginia was the name of the P-38
Lighting that shot down Japanese Admiral Yamamoto in 1943. The P-38
eventually suffered damage while landing on a subsequent mission
and was parted out. The new Miss Virginia emblem painted on the
aircraft's tail was designed to closely match the one on the
original.
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