BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Ron Fountain, Houston’s Southwest Museum Services development director, carefully paints "Miss Liberty" on the nose of a B-17G at the Eighth Air Force museum May 18. The near-complete paint job mirrors a B-17G that was flown by Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions in B-17s during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Ron Fountain, Houston’s Southwest Museum Services development director, prepares to paint "Miss Liberty" on the nose of a B-17G at the Eighth Air Force museum May 18. The near-complete paint job mirrors a B-17G that was flown by Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions in B-17s during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Ron Fountain, Houston’s Southwest Museum Services development director, dips his paint brush to paint "Miss Liberty" on the nose of a B-17G at the Eighth Air Force museum May 18. The near-complete paint job mirrors a B-17G that was flown by Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions in B-17s during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Ron Fountain, Houston’s Southwest Museum Services development director, carefully paints "Miss Liberty" on the nose of a B-17G at the Eighth Air Force museum May 19. The near-complete paint job mirrors a B-17G that was flown by Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions in B-17s during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- This B-17G bomber at the Eighth Air Force museum is receiving a paint job in honor of Maj. Gen. Lewis E. Lyle, who flew many missions during World War II in B-17s. Ron Fountain, Houston’s Southwest Museum Services development director, traveled here to paint the nose of the B-17 to mirror one that was flown by General Lyle. The name of the B-17G is "Miss Liberty." (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)