This aircraft was taken on tour after the war. In order to facilitate transport, the wings were sawn off and put back on with hinges. Because of this, it is doubtful whether any serious restoration work will be done on this aircraft in the near future.

Space is at a premium at the Garber facility. Note how closely packed the displays are here. Also note patch of tan primer on the nose. This could possibly be original to the aircraft and aplied at the point of manufacture. The nose cone was usually made of wood (I can't remember if the nose cone of this particular aircraft is metal or wood) and specified primer for wood was a cream color. Is this an aged cream? As well, the Ar-234 had it's main wheel wells primed in exactly this same color! Or it could have been added at a later time. Note that this is different from the primer on the main wheel doors and cannon access hatch (which may also be made of wood.) I cannot verify the materials used in tis particular aircraft - museum officials frown on individuals "thumping" on their aircraft to determine the materials it is made out of...