though they began the complete restoration years ago, and won't finish for years, the Smithsonian Magazine just ran an article on the B17 over the gas station in Milwaukie Oregon

by John Margolies

The Library of Congress credits Margolies with shaping the postmodernist movement, and digitized his work in 2016, making it available as public domain.

https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/Came-Roost-Oregon-180969502/

I've been posting about it since 2013. In 2015 they really got to work, and took it all apart https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/03/update-on-oregon-gas-station-b-17.html


In the summer of 2013 they sent the cockpit roof and tail turret to a master craftsman repairman in Atlanta.   In the fall of 2013 the pulled the rudder and elevators.

Individuals, groups, or organizations interested in providing sponsorship for the B-17 Alliance Group project please contact: AllianceMuseum@B17AllianceGroup.org

the top gun turret was removed and replaced with a replica by the confederate Air Force from Falcon Field Arizona. They installed it into the B-17 Sentimental Journey. For swapping the turret , the confederate Air Force refurbished all the plexiglass in the Bomber 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puBY-QDba1Q