An Loc painting to appear in Dec 2000 issue of Vietnam Magazine. Glenn Parker, a production superintendent with the Georgia Air National Guard 116 th Bomb Wing. They were my heroes and my role models. Parker said he was proud as a new father to see the legendary Memphis Belle symbol painted onto the modern aircraft. He is such a fan and friend of Col. Robert Morgan, the retired pilot of the original Memphis Belle, that he is borrowing money to bring Morgan to Warner Robins in February for a formal dedication ceremony of the recreated artwork.
Military custom allows the ground crews to come up with the name and design.
In the past, scantily clad women adorned most American military aircraft. Due to the artwork's historical significance, the military granted special permission to paint the girl in a blue bathing suit on the B1-Bomber. Tenn. Harris and North Carolina airbrush artist Dru Blair spent about 10 hours last week recreating the historic image on the side of the gigantic aircraft. The two artists have painted designs on about six planes. But there is nothing more beautiful than the lines of the human body.