DC-3 restoration under less favourable conditions
 

Anytime you are working on your CMP truck under less favourable conditions, spend a few minutes watching this video:

https://youtu.be/9ruArctYYbM

It may help to get a grip on yourself and finish the job. This team rebuilt a DC-3 outside, on Antarctica! First of all, they had to move 100 tons of snow - by hand! Then make structural repairs, like grafting on a new cockpit section :eek:
Anyway, have a look yourself and let me know if you know of a restoration story that took more guts than this one.


“A DC-3 Crashes in Antarctica. A Team Rebuilt The Plane In The Harshest Conditions On Earth
This DC-3 (BT-67), a turboprop DC-3 nicknamed Lidia, crashed in 2012. All the passengers escaped without injury. However, the aircraft didn’t fare as well. For almost a year, the damaged craft sat idle under very harsh conditions until a team of engineers made an attempt to rebuilt the aircraft. They faced extremely cold temperatures, blowing snowstorms and high winds. It’s a great story that shows the power of dedication, hard work, and hope to rescue a classic aircraft.“

Wow.......
 

.....will never complain again of cold conditions around the Hammond Barn!!!!

wow
 

I'll stop complaining when the temperature drops below 10 C.

flyin crews
 

Seven weeks on the glacier. I was thinking through the camp logistics. Good thing they had their own Twin Otter hauling in food, fuel, tools and parts, and taking out garbage, broken pieces, and sick people.

That’s an amazing story . Thanks for posting Hanno !

And another .

https://www.southpolestation.com/tri...y/321/321.html

And sometimes, things go seriously sideways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE9j-W_8USw