 Restoration work began in 1984 , and would eventually require 300 @,@ 000 staff hours . While the fuselage was on display , from 1995 to 1998 , work continued on the remaining unrestored components . The aircraft was shipped in pieces to the National Air and Space Museum 's Steven F. Udvar @-@ Hazy Center in Chantilly , Virginia from March – June 2003 , with the fuselage and wings reunited for the first time since 1960 on 10 April 2003 and assembly completed on 8 August 2003 . The aircraft is currently at Washington Dulles International Airport in the Steven F. Udvar @-@ Hazy Center , since the museum annex opened on 15 December 2003 . 
