Passion of An Air Zoo Restoration Project: Critical WWII Aircraft
Published: July 23, 2021
Volunteer work goes on at the AirZoo in Portage. restoring a SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber, a historically significant aircraft in World War II. (Photo provided by the AirZoo.)
There's something very special about a restoration project. Sometimes it's a historic home; sometimes it's a classic car. But for this group, many with military and service backgrounds, the passion is for aircraft.
While the Air Zoo in Portage is a wonderful place to share memories and to allow, say the next generation, to get up close to and see actual aircraft all with historical significance, a good deal of the passion is maybe somewhat behind the scenes, where work goes on, sometimes slowly and painstakingly, on aircraft from long ago.