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Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum To Open Soon

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Kent Cooper of Oak Harbor, Ohio, photographs a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft after it was moved into a hangar adjacent to the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum, under construction at the Erie-Ottawa County Regional Airport in Port Clinton. Volunteers have been re-building the airplane that they plan to eventually fly.

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Jack DeVore of Port Clinton, left, and Dennis Mitchell, driving tractor, are among volunteers moving a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft.

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Dave and Belinda Johnson of Grove City, peer into a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft after it was moved into the hangar.

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The Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum under construction at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport in Port Clinton. The museum is nearly completed and will open soon.

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James Pocock of Janotta and Herner, Inc, of Monroeville, paints a display cabinet. A 1930's vintage Wright engine, right, will be on display at the museum.

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Lisa Benjamin, left, and Ed Patrick, talk about the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum.

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A mailbox built by volunteer Jim Herner, made to look like a tri-motor airplane.

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John Culp of Port Clinton helps move a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft.

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Volunteers move a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft into a hangar.

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Don Senne of Sandusky, Ohio, looks into a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft.

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Volunteers place a stand under the tail section of a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft.

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A diner under construction.

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The lobby area of the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum.

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James Pocock of Janotta and Herner, Inc, of Monroeville, paints a display cabinet at the Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Liberty Aviation Museum under construction. The museum is nearly completed and will open soon.

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