The Painted Lady

My name is Painted Lady. I am a B17F flying fortress, straight from the factory in Seattle. My life started on an assembly line with impact wrenches, screwdrivers, drilling, and soldering. Most of the people working on me were women. All the eligible men were going into the military. Oh, there were some men around but not a lot. I remember one day they were putting my nose section on. After, my wings, fuselage, and landing gear were intact. Then I got my chance to fly. It was just around the airfield, but what a feeling. Then I sat there waiting for something to happen. On a bright sun shining day, several of us B17s were lined up, and two women climbed on board and did pre-flight. Then we took off and went to Saint Louis, then on to Dover Delaware, where I was gassed up and looked over, the same two ladies got on board again and we took off for where I don't know. But this starts my story. Sit back and journey with me through my trials and tribulations as we embark on my adventure.