ABOUT ACE JOB FINDER CONTACT US MENU HOMEACE IN THE NEWSOUR LATEST NEWSOPERATION CROSSROADS 2018: ACE AGAIN SPONSORS VOLUNTEER AIRCRAFT RESTORATION TEAM OPERATION CROSSROADS 2018: ACE Again Sponsors Volunteer Aircraft Restoration Team ACE Clearwater is proud to be an ongoing sponsor of this great crew of detailers who travel to airfields across the nation to restore the exterior skins of important historic aircraft. Just like automobiles, the outer surfaces of aircraft oxidize and become tarnished. ACE, sponsor of Superior Shine, a Los Angeles-based Auto Detailer, supports this great team, who volunteered their time and effort into the restoration of a B-17 nicknamed “Preston’s Pride”, as well as an Intermediate Air Force One Douglas VC-9 (pictured last). In their words, “ACE makes it possible for us not just to work on these historic planes, but to become a part of their history.” It took nine crew members 354 man-hours in four days to bring these planes back to life. The B-17G Flying Fortress resides at AMVETS Post #56 in Tulare, CA. She was built in 1945, and served as a “Mother Ship” during the testing of the first drones over the Marshall Islands. She also is possibly the last survivor of Operation Crossroads, the A-Bombs tests carried out in the Pacific. She was decommissioned in 1958, and flown to Tulare by 4-Star General Maurice A. Preston, who schooled in Tulare, thus her name. http://www.aviationmuseum.eu/World/North_America/ The Intermediate Air Force One served as the President’s official transport from Gerald Ford to George W. Bush, and was preferred by Barbara Bush’s as her favorite aircraft for all their travel. It is a McDonnell Douglas VC-9, and resides at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA. www.castleairmuseum.org « PREVIOUS ENTRY NEXT ENTRY » SEARCH OPEN POSITIONS RECENT BLOG POSTS ACE Hosts MFGDAY, October 2019 ACE Epicor Excellence Award OPERATION CROSSROADS 2018: ACE Again Sponsors Volunteer Aircraft Restoration Team RAMON RIOS – Our Fond Farewell MEMBERS OF ACE TEAM MEET PRESIDENT TRUMP ARCHIVE SELECT MONTH NOVEMBER 2019 JUNE 2019 APRIL 2018 OCTOBER 2017 SEPTEMBER 2017 APRIL 2017 MARCH 2017 FEBRUARY 2017 DECEMBER 2016 AUGUST 2016 JANUARY 2015 NOVEMBER 2014 LIKE US ON FACEBOOK OUR TWITTER FEED Related Articles ACE Hosts MFGDAY, October 2019 BY: ADMIN This year ACE hosted its seventh Manufacturing Day Event with students and their teachers from Paramount High School and local Torrance High Schools. Student were given a tour of the ACE Paramount and Torrance Facilities and were presented with… Read More ACE Epicor Excellence Award BY: ADMIN The Winner of Technology Innovator [soliloquy id='2628' type='gutenberg'] Read More RAMON RIOS – Our Fond Farewell BY: ADMIN Today, October 27th, we CELEBRATE 15 excellent years and wish for a wonderful and blessed retirement for Ramon Rios. He always helped make the team look great with his hard work and amazing work ethic — he just never… Read More TO OBTAIN THE CURRENT ACE QUALITY CLAUSES, Form 8.4.0-4 Rev. 04 CONTACT: mmonjaras@aceclearwater.com pnelson@aceclearwater.com ACE EQUIPMENT LIST CONNECT WITH US: 19815 MAGELLAN DRIVE, TORRANCE, CA 90502 SEE MAP © 2021 ACE CLEARWATER ENTERPRISES, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED