Steve, one of the AN2 owners, brought over a couple of AN2 mechanics and paid them to completely redo the fabric on the airplane. It was pretty.

I spent some time working some counterparts at Aeroflot and the Tu-154 Capt I drank with (don't try this at home) had started on AN2s and was the only one to walk away from a crash. Scar on his cheek looked like a dueling scar. Nice fellow but I learned to never try to keep up with an Aeroflot Capt with an affinity for Georgian brandies.

Who was it.. the Poles or the Czechs that came up with a turboprop version?