You’ve probably flown on a passenger aircraft before, but did you ever stop to think about where it all began? Port Clinton, Ohio-based Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation (419-635-6383) is bringing history to life. Go to https://www.restoretheford.org for more information.
Help Return This Ford Tri-Motor To Ohio Skies –
Donate To The Restoration Today
The team of volunteers have
been working in this 1929
aircraft for over 10 years, and
they need your help to return it
to the skies.
It’s not every day you get a
chance to support such an
important historical project, and
when it’s done, you could even
experience your own flight into
the past.
The Liberty Aviation Museum
already hosts one flying example
of the Ford Tri-Motor, which
played an important role in the
birth of commercial passenger
aviation.
Through your renewed interest and
support over the next 12 months,
the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation
hopes to provide further
opportunities for all of us to learn
about this piece of aviation history.
Flown by Island Airlines, Ford
Tri-Motors serviced remote
communities on the Lake Erie
Islands from 1936 until the
1980s.
In over 5 decades of operation, the
aircraft spawned a range of
commercial aviation roles that we all
take for granted, including
passenger transport, medical
services, mail transport, and air
cargo.
Long replaced by more advanced
aircraft, the Tri-Motors and the role
they played have largely been
forgotten. A team of dedicated
volunteers, formed by local private pilot
Ken Benjamin, set about the current
restoration project in 2004.
In the intervening years,
substantial progress has been
made on elements of the fuselage
and wings, and you can now see
them for yourself in a hangar at
the Liberty Aviation Museum.
While some sections are well
advanced, the foundation
states that much work
remains in order to return the
aircraft to the skies.
Along with funding, the
foundation is also seeking
donations of critical elements
like engines, seats, landing gear
strut assemblies, oil coolers, and
radio equipment.
Click on
https://www.restorethefor
d.org so you can learn
more.
Donate To The Restoration Today
The team of volunteers have
been working in this 1929
aircraft for over 10 years, and
they need your help to return it
to the skies.
It’s not every day you get a
chance to support such an
important historical project, and
when it’s done, you could even
experience your own flight into
the past.
The Liberty Aviation Museum
already hosts one flying example
of the Ford Tri-Motor, which
played an important role in the
birth of commercial passenger
aviation.
Through your renewed interest and
support over the next 12 months,
the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation
hopes to provide further
opportunities for all of us to learn
about this piece of aviation history.
Flown by Island Airlines, Ford
Tri-Motors serviced remote
communities on the Lake Erie
Islands from 1936 until the
1980s.
In over 5 decades of operation, the
aircraft spawned a range of
commercial aviation roles that we all
take for granted, including
passenger transport, medical
services, mail transport, and air
cargo.
Long replaced by more advanced
aircraft, the Tri-Motors and the role
they played have largely been
forgotten. A team of dedicated
volunteers, formed by local private pilot
Ken Benjamin, set about the current
restoration project in 2004.
In the intervening years,
substantial progress has been
made on elements of the fuselage
and wings, and you can now see
them for yourself in a hangar at
the Liberty Aviation Museum.
While some sections are well
advanced, the foundation
states that much work
remains in order to return the
aircraft to the skies.
Along with funding, the
foundation is also seeking
donations of critical elements
like engines, seats, landing gear
strut assemblies, oil coolers, and
radio equipment.
Click on
https://www.restorethefor
d.org so you can learn
more.