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The Champaign Lady: Volunteers Preserving History by Cayden Whitman 2024

The Champaign Lady: Volunteers Preserving History by Cayden Whitman 2024

Remembrance Day Ceremony: Hall of Honor 2015 - 2023

Remembrance Day Ceremony: Hall of Honor 2015 - 2023

Riveting Pieces Together of the B-17 Corrugated Wing Layer

Riveting Pieces Together of the B-17 Corrugated Wing Layer

Building a full size B-25 Mitchell cockpit

Building a full size B-25 Mitchell cockpit

B-17 Flying Fortress restoration Live Stream

B-17 Flying Fortress restoration Live Stream

B-25 Champaign Gal Take-Off: Living History Flight Experience (LHFE)

B-25 Champaign Gal Take-Off: Living History Flight Experience (LHFE)

In-flight Air Show Pass with Thirteen B-25's

In-flight Air Show Pass with Thirteen B-25's

Mass B-25 Formations at 2021 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

Mass B-25 Formations at 2021 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

Warbird B-25 Mitchell Champaign Gal: Living History Flight Experience (LHFE)

Warbird B-25 Mitchell Champaign Gal: Living History Flight Experience (LHFE)

7th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony LIVE STREAM: 10/9/2021 at 11am

7th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony LIVE STREAM: 10/9/2021 at 11am

Airplane Wing Rebuild: B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration

Airplane Wing Rebuild: B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration

B-25's Start-Up, Run-Up, and Taxi-Out at 2021 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

B-25's Start-Up, Run-Up, and Taxi-Out at 2021 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

The Black Mariah Story - Secret CIA helicopter missions in Vietnam

The Black Mariah Story - Secret CIA helicopter missions in Vietnam

Interview with WWII Veteran, S/Sgt. Arthur Kemp, B-17 Tail Gunner, 35 Missions

Interview with WWII Veteran, S/Sgt. Arthur Kemp, B-17 Tail Gunner, 35 Missions

Christmas in Britain During World War II

Christmas in Britain During World War II

What is a Dynamo Motor or called a Dynamotor ?

What is a Dynamo Motor or called a Dynamotor ?

B-17 Flying Fortress Wing Rebuild: Underneath Layer is Corrugated Aluminum

B-17 Flying Fortress Wing Rebuild: Underneath Layer is Corrugated Aluminum

Champaign Aviation Museum: 6th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony

Champaign Aviation Museum: 6th Annual Remembrance Day Ceremony

Riveting a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Wing -- Using old school techniques today

Riveting a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Wing -- Using old school techniques today

Removing large propellers from an old Navy C-1A COD Tracker Airplane

Removing large propellers from an old Navy C-1A COD Tracker Airplane

How the WWII B-25 Airplane Brakes Work: Warbird Maintenance

How the WWII B-25 Airplane Brakes Work: Warbird Maintenance

Welding 4130 Steel for an Airplane Restoration -- Fabricating the Flap Hinge Supports

Welding 4130 Steel for an Airplane Restoration -- Fabricating the Flap Hinge Supports

Building a WWII Airplane Wing: Fabricating the Leading Edge of a B-17 Flying Fortress

Building a WWII Airplane Wing: Fabricating the Leading Edge of a B-17 Flying Fortress

Restoring a 1940's Full Motion Flight Simulator: Design is mostly wood and uses air bellows

Restoring a 1940's Full Motion Flight Simulator: Design is mostly wood and uses air bellows

Inspecting rivets on a B-17: How we check bucked rivet quality

Inspecting rivets on a B-17: How we check bucked rivet quality

Champaign Gal B-25 Fly Along

Champaign Gal B-25 Fly Along

How We Use a Hydraulic Press to Make B-17 Airplane Parts - Engine Cowling Support - Metal Forming

How We Use a Hydraulic Press to Make B-17 Airplane Parts - Engine Cowling Support - Metal Forming

Don't Smash it: 1940's Engineering -- Using Custom Spacers on B-17 Parts

Don't Smash it: 1940's Engineering -- Using Custom Spacers on B-17 Parts

WWII Doolittle Raid: Bomb sight used was a strange but simple device

WWII Doolittle Raid: Bomb sight used was a strange but simple device

What is a Cleco? Building an airplane with rivets

What is a Cleco? Building an airplane with rivets

Installing Airplane Control Cable Wheels in the B-17 Flying Fortress

Installing Airplane Control Cable Wheels in the B-17 Flying Fortress

What it takes before you even start assembling -- Flying Fortress pilot floor install parts list

What it takes before you even start assembling -- Flying Fortress pilot floor install parts list

Alaska B-17 Crash oil cooler assembly being rebuilt for Champaign Lady -- metal fabrication

Alaska B-17 Crash oil cooler assembly being rebuilt for Champaign Lady -- metal fabrication

How to Determine Rivet Requirements with obsolete WWII specifications -- Aviation Maintenance 101

How to Determine Rivet Requirements with obsolete WWII specifications -- Aviation Maintenance 101

WWII B-17 Flying Fortress wing build -- Champaign Lady warbird restoration

WWII B-17 Flying Fortress wing build -- Champaign Lady warbird restoration

B-17 Flying Fortress Nacelle "dishpan" getting repaired for Champaign Lady -- back to flight

B-17 Flying Fortress Nacelle "dishpan" getting repaired for Champaign Lady -- back to flight

Why Don't the B-25 Brakes Work Before Start-up? WWII Warbird Military Aviation

Why Don't the B-25 Brakes Work Before Start-up? WWII Warbird Military Aviation

Italy WWII crash debris found -- Location of part on B-17 bomber identified

Italy WWII crash debris found -- Location of part on B-17 bomber identified

Refurbishing Electric Motors from WWII for use on a B-17 Flying Fortress

Refurbishing Electric Motors from WWII for use on a B-17 Flying Fortress

Giant Pneumatic Squeeze Riveter. B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Giant Pneumatic Squeeze Riveter. B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration at the Champaign Aviation Museum

“Pee” Could Save Your Life in a Warbird B-25 "Champaign Gal" at the Champaign Aviation Museum

“Pee” Could Save Your Life in a Warbird B-25 "Champaign Gal" at the Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator Rebuild Part 2 -- "Champaign Lady" warbird restoration -- Metalwork

B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator Rebuild Part 2 -- "Champaign Lady" warbird restoration -- Metalwork

WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator Rebuild -- "Champaign Lady" airplane restoration -- Metalwork

WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator Rebuild -- "Champaign Lady" airplane restoration -- Metalwork

Emergency Flap Extension in a WWII B-25 "Champaign Gal". Warbird "How to"

Emergency Flap Extension in a WWII B-25 "Champaign Gal". Warbird "How to"

How to Lower the B-25 Landing Gear in an Emergency. WWII B-25 Mitchell Warbird "How to"

How to Lower the B-25 Landing Gear in an Emergency. WWII B-25 Mitchell Warbird "How to"

Keeping a WWII B-25 Warbird Radial Engine Maintained ** Checking Cylinder Pressure.

Keeping a WWII B-25 Warbird Radial Engine Maintained ** Checking Cylinder Pressure.

The Navy doesn't make them like this anymore. "Mudflap Girl" Navy warbird

The Navy doesn't make them like this anymore. "Mudflap Girl" Navy warbird

Ingenious Way to Rivet Aircraft Flap Tube. Champaign Lady B-17 at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Ingenious Way to Rivet Aircraft Flap Tube. Champaign Lady B-17 at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Can you bring a WWII warbird back to flying condition? B-17 Flying Fortress

Can you bring a WWII warbird back to flying condition? B-17 Flying Fortress

A Giant Pole Helps Bend Aluminum Aircraft Skin for a B-17 Flying Fortress -- Metal fabrication

A Giant Pole Helps Bend Aluminum Aircraft Skin for a B-17 Flying Fortress -- Metal fabrication

Getting the other side up to rivet. B-17 wing. Champaign Aviation Museum Champaign Lady

Getting the other side up to rivet. B-17 wing. Champaign Aviation Museum Champaign Lady

Aircraft Restoration: Don't make a mistake! Drilling holes into the “chord” on the B-17 wing

Aircraft Restoration: Don't make a mistake! Drilling holes into the “chord” on the B-17 wing

Ingenious way to adjust the wing spar distance to drill a hole. B-17 at Champaign Aviation Museum

Ingenious way to adjust the wing spar distance to drill a hole. B-17 at Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Tail Wheel structure. B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Tail Wheel structure. B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at Champaign Aviation Museum

How do you remove a rivet without damaging the metal from an old warbird? Champaign Aviation Museum

How do you remove a rivet without damaging the metal from an old warbird? Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Engine Nacelle #3 in restoration. Champaign Lady Flying Fortress warbird

B-17 Engine Nacelle #3 in restoration. Champaign Lady Flying Fortress warbird

Restroom facilities on a WWII B-17 Bomber. Champaign Lady B-17 at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Restroom facilities on a WWII B-17 Bomber. Champaign Lady B-17 at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Using a Milling machine: Milling an airplane trim tab part from the 1940's blueprint -- metalwork

Using a Milling machine: Milling an airplane trim tab part from the 1940's blueprint -- metalwork

Building an Aircraft: Tedious work but it has to be done -- Making trailing edge wing ribs

Building an Aircraft: Tedious work but it has to be done -- Making trailing edge wing ribs

Mounting a B-17 Tail wheel tub inside tail area of a Flying Fortress.

Mounting a B-17 Tail wheel tub inside tail area of a Flying Fortress.

Making B-17 wing chords. No sounds -- this is what makes it fly.

Making B-17 wing chords. No sounds -- this is what makes it fly.

B-17 takeoff to join B-17 in air. Aluminum Overcast, Movie Memphis Belle, Yankee Lady.

B-17 takeoff to join B-17 in air. Aluminum Overcast, Movie Memphis Belle, Yankee Lady.

P-51 Mustangs taking off at Urbana Grimes

P-51 Mustangs taking off at Urbana Grimes

Yankee Lady Take Off

Yankee Lady Take Off

The Movie Memphis Belle B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing past at Grimes Field

The Movie Memphis Belle B-17 Flying Fortress taxiing past at Grimes Field

Yankee Lady at Grimes Field Urbana Ohio

Yankee Lady at Grimes Field Urbana Ohio

Fabricating the B-17 Battery Tray -- Metalwork -- made from engineering drawings

Fabricating the B-17 Battery Tray -- Metalwork -- made from engineering drawings

B-17 Tie Flap Ribs

B-17 Tie Flap Ribs

Riveting the aircraft cowling -- Making progress on B-17 Flying Fortress engine cowling

Riveting the aircraft cowling -- Making progress on B-17 Flying Fortress engine cowling

B-17 Outboard wing structure restoration for Champaign Lady warbird

B-17 Outboard wing structure restoration for Champaign Lady warbird

It will fly! B-17 Champaign Lady wings

It will fly! B-17 Champaign Lady wings

Volunteers talk about their fathers fighting in WWII. Champaign Lady at Champaign Aviation Museum

Volunteers talk about their fathers fighting in WWII. Champaign Lady at Champaign Aviation Museum

Metalworking expert Jacob Hunsinger making B-17 Flying Fortress cowlings - Champaign Aviation Museum

Metalworking expert Jacob Hunsinger making B-17 Flying Fortress cowlings - Champaign Aviation Museum

Radio Operators position in the WWII B-17 Flying Fortress

Radio Operators position in the WWII B-17 Flying Fortress

Champaign Gal B-25 at 2017 EAA Airventure. 75th Doolittle Anniversary. Oshkosh

Champaign Gal B-25 at 2017 EAA Airventure. 75th Doolittle Anniversary. Oshkosh

Rudder assembly bracket for the rudder control on a B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Aviation Museum

Rudder assembly bracket for the rudder control on a B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Aviation Museum

Getting ready for Flight -- Pulling the propeller through on a radial engine

Getting ready for Flight -- Pulling the propeller through on a radial engine

Completing the B-17 radio room in Champaign Lady warbird restoration. Airplane "radio shack"

Completing the B-17 radio room in Champaign Lady warbird restoration. Airplane "radio shack"

Getting ready 6:45 am.

Getting ready 6:45 am.

Doolittle anniversary takeoff from Grimes field

Doolittle anniversary takeoff from Grimes field

Building a B-17 Flying Fortress elevator for the airplane Champaign Gal restoration back to flight

Building a B-17 Flying Fortress elevator for the airplane Champaign Gal restoration back to flight

Shooting hy-locks with a brass set. (Not a rivet driver).

Shooting hy-locks with a brass set. (Not a rivet driver).

B-17 -- Riveting outer wing spar cap.

B-17 -- Riveting outer wing spar cap.

Scaffolding removed from around tail.

Scaffolding removed from around tail.

WWII POW Lecture at CAM

WWII POW Lecture at CAM

Using a Rotex Punch on Aluminum for the B-17 Flying Fortress engine nacelle.

Using a Rotex Punch on Aluminum for the B-17 Flying Fortress engine nacelle.

Old B-17 cowling parts not to drawings creates questions when making new.

Old B-17 cowling parts not to drawings creates questions when making new.

Riveting one of the wing flaps to a B-17 Flying Fortress.

Riveting one of the wing flaps to a B-17 Flying Fortress.

Airplane damage: Inspecting B-17 Flying Fortress outboard wing for corrosion and physical damage

Airplane damage: Inspecting B-17 Flying Fortress outboard wing for corrosion and physical damage

B-17 Ball turret mechanical target computer operating after 70+ years -- Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Ball turret mechanical target computer operating after 70+ years -- Champaign Aviation Museum

Determining what is bad on the B-17 wing flap -- Rebuilding a Flying Fortress warbird

Determining what is bad on the B-17 wing flap -- Rebuilding a Flying Fortress warbird

Marking and cutting sheet aluminum to make a rib for the B-17 Flying Fortress -- metal fabrication

Marking and cutting sheet aluminum to make a rib for the B-17 Flying Fortress -- metal fabrication

Milling a B-17 bracket from solid aluminum.

Milling a B-17 bracket from solid aluminum.

Wing Repair on the B-17 Flying Fortress "Champaign Lady" warbird restoration back to flight

Wing Repair on the B-17 Flying Fortress "Champaign Lady" warbird restoration back to flight

Adding fabric boot to .50 cal gun on B-17 Flying Fortress. "Champaign Lady" Warbird Restoration

Adding fabric boot to .50 cal gun on B-17 Flying Fortress. "Champaign Lady" Warbird Restoration

Installing .50 caliber gun ammo boxes in tail gun position for the B-17 Flying Fortress

Installing .50 caliber gun ammo boxes in tail gun position for the B-17 Flying Fortress

Creating a joggle in aluminum using wood forms. "Champaign Lady" B-17 Flying Fortress metalwork

Creating a joggle in aluminum using wood forms. "Champaign Lady" B-17 Flying Fortress metalwork

How to form a rib for a warbird aircraft -- metal forming and fabrication for a Flying Fortress

How to form a rib for a warbird aircraft -- metal forming and fabrication for a Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress Bomb Bay Door restoration on the Champaign Lady WWII warbird

B-17 Flying Fortress Bomb Bay Door restoration on the Champaign Lady WWII warbird

Riveting the wing structure on a B-17 Flying Fortress restoration at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Riveting the wing structure on a B-17 Flying Fortress restoration at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Forming turbo charger inlet for B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady warbird

Forming turbo charger inlet for B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady warbird

B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady engine nacelle getting its skin -- warbird radial engine

B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady engine nacelle getting its skin -- warbird radial engine

Installing 50 cal gun in a B-17 Flying Fortress restoration.

Installing 50 cal gun in a B-17 Flying Fortress restoration.

Riveting gussets to wing spar on B-17 restoration.

Riveting gussets to wing spar on B-17 restoration.

B-17 Champaign Lady getting her tail gun position installed

B-17 Champaign Lady getting her tail gun position installed

Installing Aluminum Skin on the Horizontal Stabilizer for a B-17 Flying Fortress warbird airplane

Installing Aluminum Skin on the Horizontal Stabilizer for a B-17 Flying Fortress warbird airplane

Grandfather and grandson working together on B-17 restoration

Grandfather and grandson working together on B-17 restoration

When you make a mistake restoring a B-17 Flying Fortress

When you make a mistake restoring a B-17 Flying Fortress

Making gun sights for .50 caliber waist guns on a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Warbird

Making gun sights for .50 caliber waist guns on a WWII B-17 Flying Fortress Warbird

Building the Wing Attachment Fairing -- B-17 Flying Fortress rebuild to flight

Building the Wing Attachment Fairing -- B-17 Flying Fortress rebuild to flight

WWII veteran co-pilot talks about nearly crashing his B-17

WWII veteran co-pilot talks about nearly crashing his B-17

English Wheel: Metal forming airplane parts with an English Wheel at the Champaign Aviation Museum

English Wheel: Metal forming airplane parts with an English Wheel at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Removing a B-17 Flying Fortress Vertical Stab

Removing a B-17 Flying Fortress Vertical Stab

Metal fabrication using a wood stump: Forming the Airplane Horizontal Stabilizer Wing Tips

Metal fabrication using a wood stump: Forming the Airplane Horizontal Stabilizer Wing Tips

B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator assembly.

B-17 Flying Fortress Elevator assembly.

Making Clips For The Wing Assembly on a B-17 airplane restoration -- warbird rebuild

Making Clips For The Wing Assembly on a B-17 airplane restoration -- warbird rebuild

B-17 Dorsal Fin, last few rivets being bucked.

B-17 Dorsal Fin, last few rivets being bucked.

B-17 Front Gun Mount for the B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at the Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Front Gun Mount for the B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Bomb door gear boxes

Bomb door gear boxes

Getting a B-17 auxiliary generator and engine restored and working.

Getting a B-17 auxiliary generator and engine restored and working.

Forming metal by trial and error to make airplane stabilizer tips

Forming metal by trial and error to make airplane stabilizer tips

Riveting the top skin on a B-17 Flying Fortress -- Restoring the Champaign Lady WWII aircraft

Riveting the top skin on a B-17 Flying Fortress -- Restoring the Champaign Lady WWII aircraft

Metal Fabrication: How corroded old parts off a wreck are helping build an airplane

Metal Fabrication: How corroded old parts off a wreck are helping build an airplane

Making an electrical panel for a B-17 Flying Fortress

Making an electrical panel for a B-17 Flying Fortress

Warbird Nose Art -- Champaign Aviation Museum -- "Champaign Lady" B-17

Warbird Nose Art -- Champaign Aviation Museum -- "Champaign Lady" B-17

Patterns for B-17 Flying Fortress ribs (Making Parts for a warbird)

Patterns for B-17 Flying Fortress ribs (Making Parts for a warbird)

B-17 Champaign Lady WWII warbird restoration -- Champaign Aviation Museum

B-17 Champaign Lady WWII warbird restoration -- Champaign Aviation Museum

Veteran Signatures on a B-17 Flying Fortress: Champaign Lady Warbird Restoration

Veteran Signatures on a B-17 Flying Fortress: Champaign Lady Warbird Restoration

Checking spark plugs on a radial engine B-25 Mitchell

Checking spark plugs on a radial engine B-25 Mitchell

How to rivet: Building the B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at the Champaign Aviation Museum

How to rivet: Building the B-17 Flying Fortress Champaign Lady at the Champaign Aviation Museum

Pratice installing dzus (zeus) fittings for the nacelle door on a B-17 Flying Fortress Radial Engine

Pratice installing dzus (zeus) fittings for the nacelle door on a B-17 Flying Fortress Radial Engine

1940's Graffiti on the wing skin of a WWII Airplane found during aircraft restoration

1940's Graffiti on the wing skin of a WWII Airplane found during aircraft restoration

Mixing old airplane parts with new to build an airplane control surface -- metal fabrication

Mixing old airplane parts with new to build an airplane control surface -- metal fabrication

Metal forming an Oil Filler Flange for a WWII Airplane Restoration.

Metal forming an Oil Filler Flange for a WWII Airplane Restoration.

Building the B-17 Flying Fortress airplane dorsal fin on "Champaign Lady"

Building the B-17 Flying Fortress airplane dorsal fin on "Champaign Lady"

WWII B-24 Veteran Discusses Training and First Mission

WWII B-24 Veteran Discusses Training and First Mission

Almost illogical how this was done in the 1940's. -- Forming compound curve wing tips.

Almost illogical how this was done in the 1940's. -- Forming compound curve wing tips.

Time Lapse: Setting in Place the B-17 Champaign Lady Vertical Stabilizer

Time Lapse: Setting in Place the B-17 Champaign Lady Vertical Stabilizer

Metal Forming replacement parts for an historic WWII airplane -- Fabricating parts for a warbird

Metal Forming replacement parts for an historic WWII airplane -- Fabricating parts for a warbird

Stinson 10A Civil Air Patrol from WWII -- In flying condition

Stinson 10A Civil Air Patrol from WWII -- In flying condition

How to Build an Airplane Aileron -- Fabrication and Metal work to restore an airplane

How to Build an Airplane Aileron -- Fabrication and Metal work to restore an airplane

B-17 "Champaign Lady" Engine Nacelles being built -- Warbird restoration back to flight

B-17 "Champaign Lady" Engine Nacelles being built -- Warbird restoration back to flight

A Volunteer Talks About Getting Started As A Volunteer

A Volunteer Talks About Getting Started As A Volunteer

Building a B-17 horizontal stabilizer from scratch. Warbird back to life. Champaign Lady

Building a B-17 horizontal stabilizer from scratch. Warbird back to life. Champaign Lady

Making B-17 .50 Caliber Machine Guns (fake of course) for a WWII Flying Fortress

Making B-17 .50 Caliber Machine Guns (fake of course) for a WWII Flying Fortress

B-17 Flying Fortress walk around - Champaign Lady Flying Fortress warbird rebuild back to flight

B-17 Flying Fortress walk around - Champaign Lady Flying Fortress warbird rebuild back to flight

Champaign Aviation Museum C-47 on static display in Urbana Ohio.

Champaign Aviation Museum C-47 on static display in Urbana Ohio.

Building a B-17 Flying Fortress radio room from scratch.

Building a B-17 Flying Fortress radio room from scratch.

How to Rivet a long tube -- Bucking the spar cap to the spar chord -- Building an Airplane

How to Rivet a long tube -- Bucking the spar cap to the spar chord -- Building an Airplane

Climbing into B-25 Champaign Gal's cockpit. Champaign Aviation Museum, "Champaign Gal"

Climbing into B-25 Champaign Gal's cockpit. Champaign Aviation Museum, "Champaign Gal"

Entering the Champaign Aviation Museum from the front door.

Entering the Champaign Aviation Museum from the front door.

B-25 "Champaign Gal" inside nose.

B-25 "Champaign Gal" inside nose.