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Historical Preservation
Aircraft Recovery | Artifact Restoration | Motorcycle History Preservation
40+ years preserving aviation, military, and motorsports history.
Contact: brushfire2000@gmail.com | (619) 518-4322
LinkedIn: Mark Brush | LinkedIn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonnyangellegend YouTube: Sonny Angel Archives - YouTube
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Missile Museum Curator and Artifact Restoration
1995 to 1999, Mark Brush served as curator for the Point Mugu Missile and Target artifact collection at NAWS Point Mugu, California. A junior Sailor at the time, the base trusted him with 50 years of missile and target history dating back to 1946. He restored a total of 82 missiles and targets during his tenure and amassed a collection of 300 more items from Test and Evaluation divisions on base. This collection is still currently on display at Point Mugu.
AQM-37A Target before and after restoration
Collection of photos from work at Point Mugu
BQM-74A Chukkar before and after restoration
img711.pdfAward for restoration efforts, 1996
img709.pdfLetter of Commendation for museum work, 1998
img710.pdfArticle in the Point Mugu base newspaper about Mark's efforts, 1996
img710a.pdfNavy Achievement Medal for museum efforts, 1996
img711a.pdfLetter from NAS Point Mugu Public Affairs requesting to keep Mark assigned to continue with museum work.
Centennial of Naval Aviation HH-60H
In 2010, Mark designed this one-of-a-kind paint scheme during Centennial of Naval Aviation celebrations to honor the Seawolves of Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron THREE. The scheme was intended to replicate that of the UH-1B 'Huey' attack helicopters that HA(L)-3 operated in Vietnam.
Mark made a 1:72 scale model of the intended scheme before applying it to an actual aircraft.
Paint scheme progress and completion.
Completed CONA scheme, 2010.
HH-60H Bureau Number 163787 Preservation
Retired in 2016, Mark coordinated with NAVAIR to preserve BuNo 163787 for museum preservation at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida. This HH-60H accumulated just over 7,000 flight hours, including 1018 hours of combat in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. Of the 42 "Hotels" built, this will be the only survivor. All others were purchased by the US Coast Guard for conversion to MH-60T.
163787 hoisted aboard a flatbed truck for the journey to the National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida.
163787 at the National Naval Aviation Museum awaiting refurbishment.
Various Aviation Preservation Projects
Professional maintenance leadership, aircraft qualifications, and certificates attained by AFCM Mark Brush.
HH-1K Huey acquired from AMARG in Tucson, Arizona for display at NAS Norfolk.
Various photos of aircraft recovery and preservation efforts.
QF-86 Sabre recovered in 1996 from San Nicholas Island, California.
Sonny Angel Motorcycle and Racing History
Legendary motorcycle racer and builder Sonny Angel passed away in 2018. Mark was Sonny's son-in-law and volunteered as conservator of Sonny's incredible racing history and heritage. Over the last 15 years, Mark has collected, preserved, scanned, and archived nearly 20,000 pieces of history including photo negatives, slides, pictures, racing memorabilia, motorcycle parts, and more. Mark operates three social media sites to illustrate Sonny's history: 'Sonny Angel - American Legend' on Facebook, 'Sonny Angel Archives' on Instagram, and 'Sonny Angel Archives' on YouTube.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonnyangellegend Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonny_angel_archives/
YouTube: Sonny Angel Archives - YouTube
One of the thousands of scanned negatives, slides, and photographs. Mark meticulously scans each piece of media then thoroughly researches the corresponding history of that piece.
Various photos of Sonny Angel conservation efforts over the last 15 years.
Collage of artifacts from Sonny's collection.
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