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The museum is located inside a 7,800 sq ft (720 m) hangar with an adjacent 1,600 sq ft (150 m) office space. The structure was built to replace a previous hangar at the same location that burned down in 1936. It was not part of the
Bellanca factory, but was operated by
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for restoration. By 2009, the group had replaced the roof, repainted the exterior and rebuilt an adjacent office space. Despite a slow down in fundraising, work continued and a partnership was formed with a non-profit organizing restoration vacations in 2011.
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