Harry James to add Betty Grable in her most tantalizing pose to complete the newly acquired bomber. Although flyable, Sentimental Journey was not 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. In 1979, Sentimental Journey appeared in a scene in the Steven Spielberg film, 1941. In 1991, Sentimental Journey was used in a "Don't Mess with Texas" ad campaign that later won the best ad in the US over 25 years in 2011. References Notes Bibliography Johnsen, Frederick A. B-17 Flying Fortress: The Symbol of Second World War Air Power. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000. . O'Leary, Michael. "Forts on the Sky Road." Warbirds International, Volume 27, No. 6, September/October 2008. Thompson, Mike. "The Flying Fortresses: 75 Years Later – Airworthy B-17s in 2010," Warbird Digest,Thirty-two, September/October 2010. External links Individual aircraft of World War II Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress