B-17G Lady Lacey bomber gas station in Milwaukie, Oregon. In 2014, the bomber was disassembled, removed, and brought to a museum. The aircraft is currently undergoing restoration.
Previously:
WWII B-17 Phantom Fortress crewless landing - video
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress weapon damage test rig - photo
WWII B-17 Nine-O-Nine heavy bomber - photo
B-17 nose art - photo
Flying Fortresses bombing France - video
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Here is the story of how it got there.
Altair (Dec 29, 2023), astroscuba (Dec 30, 2023), mr mikey (Dec 29, 2023), nova_robotics (Dec 28, 2023)
Worked there for a while in the late '70s. That was my first non farm job. Stated bucking hay @ 10 started working there @ 15.
(back when kids under 18 could get a job)
It must be hard to land like that just to refuel! And how many WWII bombers need refueling these days?
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