B-17 G
Early projects included restoration and repainting in combat color, installation of the chin and ball turrets and restoration of the navigator's station back to original condition. Members soon learned that restoring an airplane meant trips to junkyards, bargaining, trading or begging anyone who had a needed item, or contacting businesses that might be able to fabricate parts that could not be located. By the end of 1981, they were ready to put all the pieces together.
Under skilled hands, Sentimental Journey literally began to come apart. The grounding orders listed these areas of concentration: painting, re-skinning, wiring, radio room, bomb bay doors and top, ball and tail turrets.