JNE Aircraft Restoration Services
About Us

John Norman has been an airplane enthusiast from a very early age.  He built child sized ‘toy'
airplanes (like the one shown below) for friends to play in as a pre-teen, and he began his flight
instruction while still in high school.


















During the early 1970’s, he served four years in the U.S. Navy where he was trained as an aircraft
mechanic, working primarily on the P-3 Orion ‘sub-chasers’, stationed at Moffett Field in
Mountain View, California.

Following his discharge, John completed his aeronautics training; obtained his private pilot license;
his A&P license; built his first experimental aircraft; restored several general aviation aircraft
as he ventured into the repair and restoration of vintage war-birds; and eventually obtained his
Inspection Authorization certification.

This training has led to a life revolving around aircraft of all ages, shapes and sizes, in a variety of
locations around the world.  No matter where the job takes him, John has always returned to the
Pacific Northwest where he has called Washington “Home”.

John’s love of wooden, fabric covered, tail-dragger, vintage, aircraft ~ brought two Boeing Stearman
aircraft projects into his life while he was employed by United Airlines in the San Francisco Bay area
in California during the 1980’s.

Upon returning to Washington, John built his first work-shop.  
He and his wife set up business building and restoring Stearman wings.
The shop was large enough that they eventually expanded into the repair and restoration of
General Aviation Aircraft, with the emphasis on those built with lots of wood … wrapped in fabric …
and dragging their tails behind them!

Through the years, John has found himself employed:


































In his ‘spare’ time, John can be found collecting, cleaning, inspecting, repairing, fabricating and
assembling parts for his own World War II British fighter, the Hawker Hurricane AM 274 at
JNE Aircraft Restoration Services in Burlington, Washington, U.S.A.

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  • As a line mechanic and eventually teaching blueprint reading, advanced sheet metal techniques
    and the Section-41 modifications for the Boeing 747 to the newly hired mechanics at United
    Airlines

  • As a mechanic for Firewall Forward, a company specializing in the rebuild and restoration of
    radial engines of all sizes for vintage aircraft

  • In a civilian capacity for the U.S. Army Intelligence Base at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
    maintaining their Huey and Black Hawk helicopters, as well as their Mohawk and O-2
    Skymaster fixed wing aircraft

  • Installing satellite communications systems on Al-Italia’s Boeing 767 aircraft in England and
    Italy

  • As a Quality Assurance Inspector in the Final Body Join section of the Boeing 777 line, and as
    a Pre-Flight and Delivery Inspector on the Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ at the Boeing plant in
    Everett, Washington, USA

  • As the Director of Maintenance for a small air cargo business with a fleet of Douglas DC-3,
    Beech 18, Beech 99, Twin Baron and a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner

  • As the project manager of a Boeing B-17 E-model “Flying Fortress” restoration

  • Re-building a 14-cylinder BMW-801 engine for a World War II German Focke-Wulf FW-190
    in Washington state, and another at Vintage V-12’s in Tehachapi, California for the White 1
    Foundation

  • As the lead aircraft mechanic for a privately held vintage aircraft collection then located in
    Arlington, Washington

  • Restoring a variety of vintage aircraft to airworthy condition, and even a few aircraft and
    engines for static display around the world
Airplane John Norman built for JP Franklin on Lopez Island early 1960's