The restoration volunteers had to acquire or reconstruct some of the missing
body panels, like the one in yellow which joins the wing to the fuselage.

At one time, the side panels of the SNJ were open, so you
could see what the interior of a WWII aircraft looked like.

The aircraft was once painted as a T-6 for a role in a movie called Swing
Shift, starring Goldie Hawn as a Rosie the Riveter-type character.

The SNJ wearing its new paint scheme.

(Nick Thompson photo)