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The crew back from their 25th operational mission. All were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.. The Memphis Belle, a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, manufacturer's serial number 3170, USAAC Serial No. 41-24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on 15 July 1942, [7] and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bombardment Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. [8]
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which provides an account of the final mission of the crew of the Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. In May 1943 it became the third U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe, but the first to return to the United States.
Put in storage at end of the war. In 1948 was redesignated as a staff transport plane and used in Germany, and in Korea during the Korean War. Struck off in 1954. Converted to a water bomber in 1960. Restored in 1982 by Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation as a B-17F with the livery of 41-24485 "Memphis Belle". Currently undergoing deep ...
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Memphis Belle (left) with Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby on 14 March 2018 during their exchange at the National Museum of the US Air Force. Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby was replaced in the World War II gallery by the restored B-17F Memphis Belle in March 2018. [11] It was placed in storage at the National Museum of the US Air Force's (NMUSAF) restoration facility.
The Cold Blue is a 2018 documentary composed from 90 hours of "lost" footage director William Wyler used for his 1944 documentary The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. [3] [2] The Memphis Belle documentary was very highly regarded. [3] Unfortunately all existing prints were faded and scratched.
The museum also hosts several aircraft owned by the Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation. Five years after taking possession of the aircraft, the museum announced it was ending its lease of the Movie Memphis Belle B-17 in January 2020. [4]
On hearing about the proposed production of the movie Memphis Belle, Tallichet offered to fly his own B-17 across the Atlantic Ocean for filming. At its peak in the mid-1990s, his collection included more than 120 aircraft. He slowly reduced his holdings, and owned around 50 at his death.