1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum

Douglas B-23 Dragon

November 2010

Our B-23 Dragon restoration project is well underway. Below is a series of photos depicting the progress so far.

This is how the Dragon looked in Midland, Texas in 2009.

Dragon Dragon

The Dragon being dissembled and made ready for shipment to Geneseo in November 2010.

The fusilage arriving in Geneseo.

This is the third and last truckload of parts for the Dragon. The wings, center section, and engines fill the trailer.

There are many more pictures of the dissembly phase of the project here:

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•> History of our Dragon project. <•

Timeline of the history of the Dragon from www.WarbirdRegistry.org

Serial #: 39-0038

Construction #: 2724

Civil Registration: NC56249, N56249, N62G

Model: B-23

Name: None

Status: Under Restoration

Last info: 2010

History:

Delivered to USAAC as 39-0038

BOC: ?

SOC: May 11, 1945

Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corp,
Bush Field, GA, May 11, 1945.

Henry J. Kaiser Co, 1946-1947
Registered as NC56249

Chevron Aviation/Standard of California, 19??

Standard Oil of California, San Francisco, CA, 1954
Registered as N56249.

General Electric Co, Schenectady, NY, 1959

John W. Mecom Co, Houston, TX, 1963-1972
Registered as N62G.

Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX, Oct. 1973-2007
Operated by Cajun Wing, Lafayette, LA
Restoration started, Harlingen, TX
Transported by road to Midland, TX, 1993
Damaged after striking bridge pole during move
Static display

1941 Historical Aircraft Group Museum, Nov 2010
Under Restoration

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