The Boeing B-17G-85DL 'Flying Fortress'. A WW-II heavy bomber. painted as "Sentimental Journal". F 44-83514 flying for the 398th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group. Currently based with the Confederate Air Force, Arizona Wing, Mesa AZ. N9323Z B-17G Limited.

On 14 January 1978, at a membership banquet for the newly formed Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, Colonel Mike Clarke announced the donation of the aircraft to the CAF for assignment to the Arizona Wing. A contest was initiated by the local media to name the aircraft, which resulted in more than 800 entries, and the ultimate selection of the name "Sentimental Journey" with nose art featuring World War II pinup Betty Grable. Permission was secured from widower Harry James to add Betty Grable in her most tantalizing pose to complete the newly acquired bomber.
Although flyable, "Sentimental Journey" was hardly an accurate representative of the wartime B-17 bomber and in December 1981, the aircraft underwent an extensive restoration. By 1985, the addition of four operational turrets, operational bomb bay doors, navigator and radio operator stations, Norden bomb sight and machine guns completed the transformation to its original condition.
Over the years,"Sentimental Journey" has performed across North America, as one of the most recognizable examples of the type, keeping the legacy of the B-17 intact. -[wiki]

Photo by Bob Nelson circa September 1996 at Hector Field.