An Early Breakthrough

(this post is retroactive - original date of publication was june 17, 2026. It has been incredible how fast this project came together!)

Good evening, everyone! I’m excited to share some major developments in our efforts to save the McDonnell 220/119 prototype from the scrap yard.

This week, we’ve been focused on narrowing down possible locations for the technical documents necessary to facilitate removal of the wings, engines, and stabilizers. We have now narrowed their location down to two places, both of which are eager to help us locate and review them. We will be traveling to these locations in the coming weeks as schedules allow.

We’ve also been actively engaging with the El Paso Airport regarding this project, and we’re happy to report that they appear eager to help and will be of great assistance in facilitating the work that needs to be done.

We’ve continued discussions with museums and are excited to report that next month’s site survey is expected to be conducted in cooperation with a major aviation museum that has taken a keen interest in the project. We’re not yet at the point where we can publicly disclose which museum we are working with, but they have been incredibly helpful in identifying exactly what needs to be done to save this important piece of aviation history.

Our next steps involve scheduling visits to St. Louis and El Paso, which I anticipate will happen in mid July. There probably won’t be too many developments until then, but we will keep everyone update as updates come available.

A core working group for this project is beginning to form organically, and we’re extremely encouraged by the amount of progress that has been made in less than a week. As always, we appreciate any leads that you may have. Please send them to info@savethe220.org, or send me a message on here.

Thank you all again! Together, we can Save The ‘220!