Restoring Aviation History

Bringing Back Bataan

Warbird collector and pilot Rod Lewis has returned the VIP aircraft General Douglas MacArthur used during the Korean War to airworthiness, and Sherwin-Williams assisted by providing the paint.

Threshold Aviation painted the historic bird, Lockheed VC-121A Constellation 48-613, nicknamed the Bataan. 

Although parts of the Constellation's airframe are highly polished, Sherwin-Williams provided coatings for the upper surfaces, national markings, stripes and titles.  Products used were Jet Glo Express, SKYscapes General Aviation and SKYscapes General Aviation Clearcoat. 

Article of "Bringing Back BATAAN" appearing in Executive and VIP Aviation International, Issue 25, Pages 22-27, - Spring 2024. 

Photo Courtesy of Scott Slocum

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