MACE RESTORATION PROJECT

The TM-76B Mace surface-to-surface guided missile (serial number 60-715) was transferred from Orlando AFB, Florida to the "Rocket Garden" at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum in September 1964.  The Mace airframe was originally assigned to the USAF Tactical Missile School, 4504th Missile Training Wing, Orlando AFB and was transferred to the Museum by the Redistribution and Marketing Branch of Patrick AFB.

The contract for restoration of the Mace was awarded to American Aero Services of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. It remained on display in the "Rocket Garden" exhibit area of the Museum until it was removed for refurbishment on 20 May 2005.  Restoration was completed at the American Aero facility in New Smyrna Beach and the Mace returned to Cape Canaveral AFS on 10 May 2006.

20 MAY 2005	Removal from AFSMM 4 OCT 2005
				Start missile and translauncher disassembly 5 OCT 2005
				6 OCT 2005
		Start paint stripping 10 OCT 2005
				11 OCT 2005
			13 OCT 2005
14 OCT 2005	19 OCT 2005	Start preparation for primer application 21 OCT 2005		Start primer application 25 OCT 2005
	26 OCT 2005		Start body repairs 27 OCT 2005	31 OCT 2005
		8 NOV 2005
		9 DEC 2005		Begin wing refurbishment 14 DEC 2005
24 JAN 2006			Start fuselage painting 17 FEB 2006	27 FEB 2006
	28 FEB 2006	2 MAR 2006		17 MAR 2006
20 MAR 2006	22 MAR 2006
			31 MAR 2006
			7 APR 2006
8 APR 2006			13 APR 2006	Deliver translauncher to CCAFS 17 APR 2006
	Start preparations for main body reassembly 18 APR 2006	21 APR 2006
		25 APR 2006
Transportation to CCAFS preparations 27 APR 2006	Missile return to CCAFS 10 MAY 2006