Tillamook Air Museum [Credit: Tedder/Wikimedia Commons]
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Repairs to Oregon's historic Hangar B, home of the Tillamook Air Museum, are scheduled to begin in early August to address significant roof damage from a December windstorm.
The museum has been closed since the storm due to structural integrity concerns, with the initial 30-day phase focusing on removing a 200-foot damaged section of the roof.
Repairing the large, 1942-built hangar is technically challenging and costly, with estimates between $2.5 million and $6.5 million, requiring careful work to preserve its historic integrity and include asbestos abatement.
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.
