George Inman removing fittings while cutting off the fabric and Vic Prefontaine removing the leading edge slats from the upper right wing. This wing had only one cracked nose rib, all components are in excellent condition, the trailing edge was wavy; possibly due to distortion from the fabric .
Bob Russell (Springfield Flying Club), Al Tring (Canadian Aviation Historical Society) and Jill Oakes straightening the trailing edge using Vic Prefontaine's jig. A strand of upholstery thread was tacked from one end of the wing to the other and tightened so it could be used as a straight reference point. Rick Riewe took the lead in removing the 4 layers of paint with Al & Jill helping. Ribs were re-glued with T88 glue from Bill LeBrun.
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