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Show 1O . ©Hillmp Tones " ' Seplember 30. 2004 Airman refurbishes museum aircraft EGLIN AFB, Fla. (AFPN) - It might be the 96th Air Base Wing's bility of the stands the planes are displayed on and cleaning out animal nests, Airman Miller said. It also involves removing corAir Force Armament Museum but for one Airman, he feels it rosion, sealing water leaks, fixing holes and dents, and repairing belongs to him. windows, canopies and panels. Senior Airman Rick Miller, an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman for the 33rd Maintenance Squadron, can be found at* The aircraft is then prepared and painted, something that had not been done in the past 15 to 20 years. Checks are now perthe museum, donating four to five hours a day, four days a week. He donates his time refurbishing and maintaining 24 outdoor sta- formed on the aircraft every 30 days and as long as they are main" tained, the paint job can last up to 10 years, Airman Miller said. tic displays. Because Airman Miller cannot be everywhere at once, he said "Rick Miller has gone above and beyond in helping out," said he trains the prisoners how to wash the planes, wax the wheels, George Jones, an aerospace museum specialist. : While driving to work during his first month here in July 2002, and do other tasks. Besides fixing airplanes, Airman Miller said he also enjoys huntAirman Miller saw how poor the displays looked. He approached the museum's curator about volunteering to fix them. He was flatlying, fishing, camping and various other outdoor-recreation activities. Still, his love for aircraft is at the top. rejected. "I have always liked aircraft or anything that flies," he said. "There was somebody different in charge then, and they said Working on the static aircraft is very similar to the duties Airthey didn't need any volunteers," Airman Miller said. "They had man Miller performs with the structural maintenance shop. While prisoners to do their work for them." After watching the planes continue to deteriorate, Airman Miller again tried to volunteer his some people try to get as far away from work as possible in their free time, he has no problem doing the same thing on his own. services in April. This time, he was well received by Mr. Jones. "I like my job; it's what I do best," Airman Miller said. "I have Upon close inspection of the aircraft, Airman Miller found the always been good at fixing things since I was in grade school. It planes in terrible shape. "Someone had driven a truck into the flap of the C-47 (Skytrain)," makes sense; if you like doing something, why not make it your Airman Miller said. "On the B-17 (Flying Fortress) underside of career?" the wings (there was) corrosion areas where the fuel cells had So far, the C-130 Hercules and the F-4 Phantom II have been rotted all the way,through," refurbished. "That was full inside and out, painting and everything," AirAirman Miller got his father, Mark Miller, involved. Mr. Miller drove up from Tallahassee, Fla., and helped clean the aircraft The man Miller said. "We've done a little stuff to just about every airMillers cleaned out the inside of the planes where they found many craft out there." The plane that is getting the most attention is one of Airman old nests belonging to birds, squirrels, rats and possums. These Miller's favorites, the B-17. Once he finishes, it will not be his last. animals only added to the corrosion of the planes, Airman Miller said. "I'm not done yet," Airman Miller said. Tve still got planes to take care of." Refurbishing the aircraft involves checking the tires, the dura- Photo by 2nd Lt. David Tomlyama Senior Airman Rick Miller fixes the door handle on a B-17 Flying Fortress static display at the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin AFB, Fla. Airman Miller is an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman with the 33rd Maintenance Squadron who volunteers his time maintaining museum displays. 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