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A documentary film by William Wyler about the 25th and last bombing mission of a B-17, the "Memphis Belle", over Germany in World War II. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, photos and more on IMDb.
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- Documentary, History, War
- William Wyler
- 1944-04-13
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.
Dec 11, 2017 · For more information and to download this film, please visit https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00009301/ Many big Hollywood directors saw active duty in World War...
- 40 min
- 1.2M
- Library of Congress
Memphis Belle. (aircraft) The Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress and the 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle.
Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!A documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Ai...
- 40 min
- 15.5K
- Cult Cinema Classics
The Memphis Belle, a B-17 "Flying Fortress" was assigned to the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, during the early part of the USAAF strategic bombing campaign during World War II. Between November 1942 and May 1943, the Memphis Belle and its crew flew 25 bombing missions, including strikes against targets in Germany, France, and Belgium. This film ...
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Dec 31, 2014 · A narrator told the story of the 10 crewmen as examples of simple average American boys doing a tough job. The men and plane were filmed during the bombing raid on the submarine plens in Wilhelmshafen, Germany, "just one mission of just one plane and one crew in one squadron in one group of one wing of one Air Force out of fifteen United States Army Air Forces."
