Historic C-47 Being Restored in Bristow

The Douglas C-47 was built in Tulsa and is credited with helping win World War 2, now one is being refurbished here.

Monday, September 13th 2010, 5:07 pm

By: News On 6

Chris Howell NewsOn6.com

BRISTOW, OK---A vintage Douglas C-47 Sky Train is currently being restored by aviation enthusiasts at the Heartland Air Museum in Bristow.

‘Manufactured in 1944, it came out of the Douglas plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma,' said Heartland Air Museum Owner Andrew Donohue, ‘it then saw some action in the European theatre as well as the south pacific.'

Countless man-hours have been spent restoring the plane and finding parts on the Internet, and hopefully next year it will be flown to its new home at R.L. Jones Airport in Tulsa.

For more information on the C-47, visit the Heartland Air Museum web site here.