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Smithsonian Institution: Care of National Air and Space Museum Aircraft

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 25, 1996
Report No. T-GGD-96-192
Subject
Summary:

In a 1995 report (GAO/GGD-96-9) on the National Air and Space Museum, GAO examined whether the museum restored enough aircraft to prevent deterioration of its collection. GAO also assessed the rate of aircraft restoration, examined the adequacy of facilities for restoring aircraft, and identified ways to better care for the collection. This testimony is based on that report, which found that the museum committed relatively few resources to restoration compared to other museum activities and the resources committed by the Air Museum in Dayton, Ohio. GAO also found that even if the museum increased its restoration efforts, it would not have enough space with environmental controls to properly store and display the restored aircraft.

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