From WW II to a Fuel Stop to Restoration: The Remarkable Journey of B-17 “Lacey Lady”
Few warbirds can claim a post-war life as colorful and improbable as the B-17 Flying Fortress known as “Lacey Lady.” Once a fearsome symbol of American air power in World War II, this legendary bomber has spent the past 75 years on a far different mission: first as an eye-catching gas station sign, and now, as the centerpiece of a world-class restoration effort. The story begins in 1947, when Oregon entrepreneur Art Lacey made an...
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