I admit that my term “rotting away” is a bit hyped, but there are better alternatives for the airframe. Of course, it is a plus that the remains are fenced in, as opposed to the time when the remains sat in the open at Ft Collins. Unfortunately, a Liberator is a large aircraft, so storage indoors is a challenge.

I have a direct family connection to 159 Squadron and the time period when AL557 was at Salbani, India. A restoration would be a huge financial undertaking, but realizing this doesn’t stop me from dreaming of seeing a restored Lib with a 159 Sqn history, however brief.

Thanks, by the way, for your excellent zenfolio.com photos.