Drone gets last pieces to complete restoration

By SAMANTHA GHOLAR News Sun AVON PARK – It’s the last step to a nearly perfect piece of military history and involved parties are excited about it. The flying target drone that was found in the swampy waters in the Avon Park Air Force Range 10 years ago now awaits its last piece of the restoration puzzle. The OQ-19 target drone was used during the Cold War, according to former Army pilots, for gunnery practice of crews on B-52s and B-47s. The rare piece of history was brought to the facility in 2009. Thursday morning several gathered to get a peek of the last piece of the restoration for the drone. Target Management Office officials, including Logistics Management Specialist John Allen, traveled from Huntsville, Ala. to bring the final two pieces. http://www.newssun.com/news/041512-sg-Drone