Art Lacey's Bomber Gas Station featured a WWII B-17 bomber as a canopy. The plane weighed 32 tons, was 75 feet long and had a wingspan of 104 feet. Mr. Lacey worked on planes during WWII but he was not a great pilot and crashed the first two surplus planes that he attempted to bring to this site. The gas station opened in 1947, followed by the Bomber Drive-In in 1948. The station started out with five pumps but eventually had 40. Although it closed in 1991, the original family still ran the restaurant and the plane was still on display. These photos are from 2008. In 2012, the family began restoring the plane. However, in 2014, it was removed. The plane is going to be restored to fly again. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.