The Pink Lady is the nickname of a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber, serial number 44-8846, which flew several missions for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over Nazi Germany near the end of World War II.
Rolled out of the Lockheed-Vega production facility in Burbank, California in December 1944, The Pink Lady was then only known as a B-17G-85-VE Fortress, serial number 44-8846.
Afterwards, she was based at Melun Villaroche (LFPM), south-east of Paris, where some Dassault (Mirage, Mystère or Balzac) aircraft made their first flights.
Her last flight from Melun Villaroche (her last base before retirement) was to Cerny-La Ferté Alais (LFFQ) (the airfield of Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis) in March 2010.
1985: 48846 on tail, F-AZDX on fuselage, "Lucky Lady" artwork added to nose for air-show tour Entire Aircraft: Olive Drab upper surfaces, light gray lower surfaces 1989: Officially registered as F-AZDX, was painted for the movie Memphis Belle as: 1993: large text below pilot and co-pilot side windows: 1998: 22955 on tail, F-AZDX on fuselage, "Mother and Country" artwork on nose 2002: Triangle-J 48846 M on tail (with red stripe as per 351st Bomb Group markings), M-DS on fuselage (chin turret removed) The current paint job does not have "The Pink Lady" artwork on right nose, but is otherwise like its 2002 configuration.