1919 DeHavilland DH-4B Client: National Park ServiceFort Vancouver National Historic Site From 2014 to 2016 we contracted with the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to restore a 1919 DeHavilland DH-4B “Liberty” biplane for exhibit at Pearson Air Museum and Jack Murdock Aviation Center. The contract between the National Park Service and …
F/A-18A Hornet Client: National Museum of the Marine CorpsTriangle, VA This Hornet is owned by the National Museum of the Marine Corps located in Triangle, VA near the Marine Corps Base Quantico. This Hornet has a great history. It was the first Marine Corps aircraft to be launched after the attacks on 911. It patrolled …
1926 FB-5 “Hawk” Client: National Museum of the Marine CorpsTriangle, VA The Boeing Pursuit Aircraft FB-5 was a fighter in the 1920s. They were operated by both the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. This FB-5 is owned by the National Museum of the Marine Corps located in Triangle, VA near the Marine Corps …
Douglas SBD Dauntless – Wings Client: National Museum of the Marine CorpsTriangle, VA The Restoration Department of the National Museum of the Marine Corps located in Triangle, VA near the Marine Corps Base Quantico is restoring an SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber. Century Aviation was contracted to assist this restoration by rebuilding the outer wing panels …
SPAD XIII Client: Museum of FlightSeattle, WA This SPAD XIII replica came to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA as part of the Champlin Fighter Collection purchased by the Museum of Flight in 2003. It had cotton fabric on it which was deteriorating. Our job was to assist with disassembly of the airframe and …
1919 Curtiss Oriole “Kristine” Client: Tandberg EiendomMaud Returns Home Project, Norway In early 1922 the Norwegian Arctic/Antarctic explorer Roald Amundsen traveled to the USA and decided to try to purchase an aircraft good enough for Antarctic conditions. He decided on a Curtiss Oriole which Glenn H Curtiss gave to him to be used with an …
1917 Thomas Morse S-4 Scout ‘Tommie’ Client: National Museum of the US Marine Corps Quantico, VirginiaThe National Museum of the Marine Corps’ (NMMC) Thomas Morse S-4 Scout has an interesting history. Acquired by the Museum in 1979 in a trade with the Aeroflex Museum in New York, the aircraft was identified as an S-4C. In …
Boeing F4B-4 Client: National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola, FloridaCentury Aviation restored a 1932 Boeing F4B-4 Navy Bi-plane fighter. This was a 2½ year project starting with building the wooden wings from scratch.
DeHavilland DH-4B Client: National Museum of the Us Air Force Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OhioThe restoration of this aircraft was for the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. This airfame was restored to original and is complete to the point where, if …
1943 Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 21 Zero Client: National Museum of the US Air ForceWright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio We restored this aircraft for the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. They provided a partially restored airframe and a second airframe that was recovered from the …