Restoring a Rare Pearl Harbor Aircraft Survivor
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Sep 10, 2026 14:00
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Adam Savage visits@airandspace's Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar for an up-close look at a truly remarkable aircraft: the Sikorsky JRS-1. The only surviving aircraft in the museum’s collection that was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, this unarmed twin-engine amphibian flying boat has a truly fascinating story to tell. Aeronautics curator Tom Paone and museum specialist Richard Snell describe the delicate process of preserving the aircraft’s original materials, the many secrets still being uncovered, and the unique challenges of restoring a nearly 90-year-old flying boat.
Visit the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar Hazy Center: https://www.si.edu/museums/air-and-space-museum-udvar-hazy-center
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Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu/
Sikorsky JRS-1: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/sikorsky-jrs-1/nasm_A19610112000
Pearl Harbor Through the Eyes of Wes Ruth and the JRS-1: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/pearl-harbor-through-eyes-wes-ruth-and-jrs-1
Adam Savage's Top 5 Artifacts at @airandspace: https://youtu.be/jxag0s4-zwo
Adam Savage Visits National Air and Space Museum's Restoration Hangar: https://youtu.be/WFSnf0MSAFc
The Wright Brothers Plane You've Never Heard Of: https://youtu.be/pKd_1jVuKcQ
More videos from Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0BsBCx4Sw&list=PLJtitKU0CAeiJ7tjkIqcrRPfIYZHPW643
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