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B-17 Memphis Belle restoration photos from the National Museum of the USAF

The Memphis Belle, a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, serial 41-24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on July 15, 1942,and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bomb Group at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. It deployed to Prestwick, Scotland, on September 30, … Continue reading

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National Museum of the USAF- B-17 Memphis Belle Photos

Photos of theĀ B-17 Memphis Belle undergoing restorationĀ at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH. From Wikipedia Memphis Belle was the nickname of a B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 … Continue reading

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2002 National Museum of the USAF

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2000 National Museum of the USAF

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