Looking at the close-ups, you'll notice that I depicted some wear-and-tear on the propeller, scuffing around the window and that if there was a rivet somewhere I painted that too!
As a young boy I built the old Revell 1/72 model about the same time as the movie "The War Lover" was released - the real stars of the movie were the B-17s! Since then, the old "Flying Fortress" has been one of my favorite airplanes.
I'd like to thank the Memphis Belle Memorial Association, Inc., for research material.
B-17F-10-BO serial #41-24485. Assigned to the 324th Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England 1942-1943. Better known as the "Memphis Belle".
One of the most famous airplanes of World War II, the "Belle" was among the first to complete 25 missions. After these, she returned to the U.S.A. in the spring of 1943 to fulfill her "26th" mission - touring the country to sell war-bonds and to inspire fledgling air crews in training. Her last days in combat were chronicled in the award-winning William Wyler documentary film named appropriately enough "The Memphis Belle" (not to be confused with the "Hollywood" movie released a few years ago).
For more information, hop over to the "Memphis Belle" web-site.
Another interesting Memphis Belle site:
The Memphis Belle by it's pilot, Col. Robert Morgan,
now maintained by his widow.