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There are an estimated 990,187 rivets in the Uiver Memorial DC-2 and each one will have been replaced by the time the restoration of the aircraft is complete. The smallest piece of the aeroplane is the most crucial because, without rivets, the Uiver memorial aircraft is just a pile of metal parts.

The DC-2 will become the centrepiece of the Uiver Memorial Living Museum which is being developed alongside the restoration of the plane.

Both are mammoth tasks but it is a dream we can achieve with help from the community. Give a Rivet is a major step on the journey and is part of a five-year plan adopted by the trust to bring the aircraft restoration and Living Museum project to fruition. It is an ambitious target and the biggest campaign in the short history of the Uiver Memorial Community Trust.

Shed Activities

Aircraft restoration & display

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Ivo Mol

Address
7 Bristol Court Albury, NSW 2640
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