The B17F named "Memphis Belle" was "repossesed" by the US Air Force some 3 or 4 years ago because they did not think Memphis was taking care of it. It is undergoing compete restoration which will take 8 years. I think it is at Wright-Patterson AFB, the home of the US Air Force Museum, but parts of it may be scattered to various contractors. For example, before the Air Force took it away, the brakes and tires were being restored at Honeywell Maintenance and Repair Facility at Memphis.
frick Memphis Belle was the nickname of a B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War according to wikipedia .com
It was for the propaganda value.
The B-17 bomber named "Memphis Belle" depicted in the movie is not the same model. The Memphis Belle was a Model F, which was distinguished by the large square window on each side of the nose that had a machine gun mounted through it. This window did not have rounded corners but were squared off. The markings were almost correct except for the main item; the nose art. The nose art depicts a girl talking on a telephone and wearing a swimsuit but with her head turned away. On the real Belle, the girl on one side was a mirror image of the one on the opposite side. However, the one on the LEFT wore a BLUE swimsuite and the one on the Right wore a RED one. The colors were the same on the plane in the movie.Also the name of the aircraft was written in small block letters on the real Belle and not in fancy script letters at an angle as seen in the movie. A color documentary was made of the 25th mission of the Memphis Belle directed by William Wyler. This provides a good reference to the aircraft markings. The Memphis Belle completed its 25th mission on 19 May 1943 but not all the crew had completed their 25 missions. The crew member names used in the movie are not factual: there was no Danny nor a Virgil. The Memphis Belle was brought back to the States and flown around the country to raise money. Many other pilots flew the aircraft while it was on this tour. The Memphis Belle was saved from the scrap pile by the City of Memphis and kids who raised money to buy it. The US Air Force Museum took over the ownership and allowed Memphis to keep the airplane as long as it was protected from the elements. Just recently, the USAF reclaimed the Belle and it was disassembled and trucked to the Musuem, where it is undergoing an 8-year restoration. Reference: Profile Publication No. 77, "The Boeing B-17E & F Flying Fortress"
Boeing B-17F-10-BO, serial number 41-24485, with markings "DFA" and "Memphis Belle" was part of the 324th Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, 1st Combat Wing, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force and was based at Bassingbourn, Cambridgshire, England on 7 June 1943. Reference Source: Profile Publications "The Boeing B-17E & F Flying Fortress".
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The duration of Memphis Belle - film - is 1.78 hours.
Memphis Belle - film - was created on 1990-10-01.
The address of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association is: 2915 Bannockburn Rd, Memphis, TN 38128-5101
The Memphis Belle The Final Chapter in Memphis - 2008 was released on: USA: 19 April 2008 (Barebones International Film Festival) (premiere)
The Memphis Belle A Story of a Flying Fortress - 1944 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
B-17F
Police Women of Memphis - 2010 A Southern Belle with a Badge was released on: USA: 27 May 2010
The Memphis Belle A Story of a Flying Fortress - 1944 was released on: USA: 13 April 1944 Belgium: 27 July 1945 (Brussels)
It was for the propaganda value.
"Memphis Time" by Gin Blossoms It's on their album "Congratulations I'm Sorry", which came out in 1996.
frick Memphis Belle was the nickname of a B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War according to wikipedia .com
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