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I would contact the NASM and ask their restoration experts. I would only move on their suggestion. IMHO this is too rare an item to be handled otherwise. May I ask how you got it from them?
IIRC the original agreement was that the Navy 262 was on loan to be used to make patterns for the building of modern replicas, in return it was to be restored. I wonder what right Legend Flyers has to dispose of US Navy, and therefore US Government property? I am sure some government museum somewhere would have loved to have it.
As an original part, regardless of condition, I would suspect it would be far more valuable as is. The Me 262 'Black X" at the Australian War memorial is the ONLY example of an original example of this aircraft, but they had to remove the post war paint very carefully to reach the authentic Luftwaffe finish. Like so many irreplaceable icons of the past, refurbishing detracts from the originality. By all means it is yours to decide with, so I'm sure you will consider everything.
Everything else - the entire disassembled aircraft less these two panels - was returned to the Navy. The Navy has done nothing with them to anyone's knowledge. None of the parts have surfaced anywhere, and the fear is that they were just dumped. They were in poor condition. But I suspect that they probably remain in a warehouse someplace - being studied by top men, no doubt
That aircraft is almost entirely a new build, by Legend Flyers.
Well that's most of the original 'Vera/Willie, Whizzer's 555, W.Nr. 110639. The entire nose was replaced following a nose gear failure (a very common problem) landing in Cherbourg, 6th July '45.
The current nose came from Lechfeld and is very probably from the V10, W.Nr. 130005.
Which aircraft the panel that is the subject of this thread came from I have no idea. The relevant parts appeared to be still attached during this airframes long stay at Willow Grove. Since Legend Flyers were the ones doing the new builds I'm sure that they can provide the relevant provenance for the original part(s).
I lose track of these things. I assume that the aircraft is still at the NNAM, Pensacola or has it moved again?
Cheers
Steve