▁Town ▁of ▁Str at ford ▁and ▁City ▁of ▁Bridge port , ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Air ▁& ▁Space ▁Center ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁ 9 8 - year ▁le ase ▁for ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁Curt iss ▁aircraft ▁hang ar ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁C ASC ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁significant ▁structure ▁back ▁to ▁its ▁former ▁glory ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁for ▁the ▁rest oration ▁occurred ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Rest or ations ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁four ▁major ▁rest or ations ▁in ▁progress , ▁including ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁S ikor sky ▁S - 5 2 ▁hel ic op ters , ▁one ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁Korean ▁War ▁( HO 5 S ) ▁veter an ▁and ▁another ▁Civil ian ▁model ▁( S - 5 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁S - 5 2 , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁US MC , ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁re ass emble d ▁for ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁The ▁museum ' s ▁own ▁HO 5 S , ▁while ▁still ▁missing ▁several ▁major ▁components , ▁has ▁progress ed ▁to ▁a ▁point ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁sit ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁landing ▁g ear . ▁The ▁unique ▁one - of - a - kind ▁S ikor sky ▁S - 6 0 ▁prototype ▁has ▁been ▁under going ▁a ▁major ▁rest oration ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Air