Mr.elwood1 wrote:
The first photo, "the bomber" service station was here in Milwaukee, Oregon. The story about Mr. lacy purchasing the plane (I believe in 1947 in Oklahoma) and flying it back to Oregon, with very little flying experience and no navigation skills, is quite fascinating. (As was the man himself) The plane was dismantled and takin away just last year, to be restored. It's a landmark that us old native Oregonians will always remember, and now miss. RIP Mr. Lacy
If your interested, here is an article on the Lacy B-17. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2968
As far as the validity of the story, who knows for sure but as my friend once told me of his cousin, "he said of his wife "she would not let the truth stand in the way of a good story"". LOL