Aviation History

Boeing 707 Cockpit Makes a Different Kind of ‘Barn Find’

A Boeing 707 cockpit makes for a different kind of barn find.

Meg Godlewski

Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 12:58 PM ET

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Owner Peter Fadis working inside the Boeing 707 cockpit after moving it into the barn. [Credit: Peter Fadis]

Key Takeaways:

The “barn find” is an aviation-enthusiasts dream—you know the one I am talking about. The enthusiast opens the door of a barn in an out of the way place and discovers a (insert enthusiast’s favorite vintage aircraft) inside. We. All. Have. It.

Peter Fadis from Bethel, New York, is living a different version of that dream. Since Fall 2020, he has been restoring the cockpit of a Boeing 707—his favorite airplane—in his barn.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.