Nose art with Mr. Chuck Childs' B-17, named "Gravel Gertie." Gravel Gertie was from a Dick Tracy comic strip and was purported to be the "homeliest and skinniest woman on earth," Mr. Childs said. Gravel Gertie was equipped with a radar and Mr Childs, a captain at the time, often flew in the lead position for the rest of the bomb group. This was important because the rest of the formation keyed their bomb drop off the lead aircraft. (photo courtesy of Mr. Charles Childs)