Tillamook Air Museum [Credit: Tedder/Wikimedia Commons]
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Repairs on Oregon's historic Hangar B, home to the Tillamook Air Museum, are slated to begin in early August after suffering significant roof damage from a December windstorm.
The museum has been closed since the storm, which caused a 200-foot hole in the roof and raised structural integrity concerns.
The initial repair phase, focusing on removing the damaged roof section, is expected to take approximately 30 days.
Repairing the large, 1942-built wooden hangar is technically challenging, costly (estimated $2.5 million to $6.5 million), and must respect the building's historic integrity.
Repairs at Oregon’s Hangar B, the home of the Tillamook Air Museum, are slated to begin this summer.
According to Christian Gurling, the museum’s curator, the work to remove the damaged section of the roof will begin in early August, pending final coordination with outside partners. The work is expected to take approximately 30 days to complete.
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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.
