I have two loose connections to that aircraft. The first was, during my college years (a looong time ago), I worked at a Radio Shack that was diagonally across the road from that gas station. The station was active at that time, with the office directly under the belly of the B17. That grand old lady was in rough shape even then, but still a magnificent sight.
Second, a few years later when I was with the Arizona Wing of the CAF, our group traded some restorative labor and faux parts with Art Lacey for some items that we needed to properly restore Sentimental Journey.
It's great to see that someone is trying to restore and preserve the old girl.
