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    The nose art later included 25 bomb shapes, one for each mission credit, and eight Nazi swastikas, one for each German aircraft claimed shot down by the crew. Station and crew names were stenciled below station windows on the bomber after its tour of duty was completed.

  3. www.popularmechanics.com › military › aviationMemphis Belle - Truth About the Memphis Belle B-17 Documentary

    Aug 14, 2020 · The B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle” was one of the first bombers to fly 25 missions. The War Department made a stirring documentary about the bomber’s final mission over a German port city.

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  5. hangarthirteen.org › 25-missions-the-story25 Missions: The Story of the Memphis Belle – Hangar Thirteen

    Nov 2, 2023 · This booklet consisted of interviews with the crew of Memphis Belle (41-24485, 91BG), the first Boeing B-17 crew in the US Eighth Air Force to survive a combat tour of 25 missions and return to the United States. The booklet was issued to bomber crews as a means to advise them before going overseas. Memphis Belle is currently on displayed at ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Space_Shuttle_missionsList of Space Shuttle missions - Wikipedia

    Contents. List of Space Shuttle missions. For Soviet Space Shuttle missions, see List of Buran missions. The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for ...

  7. www.wearethemighty.com › mighty-history › the-firstThe first 'Memphis Belle' was actually shot down before it ...

    Oct 22, 2020 · According to the memoirs of Robert Morgan, the pilot of the Memphis Belle, Wyler had picked a different bomber for the feature film, a B-17 known as “Invasion 2nd.” That plane – and five others – were shot down on an April 17, 1943, mission to Bremen.

  8. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › the-memphisThe Memphis Belle flies its 25th bombing mission - HISTORY

    Nov 5, 2009 · On May 17, 1943, the crew of the Memphis Belle, one of a group of American bombers based in Britain, becomes one of the first B-17 crews to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the...

  9. theaviationist.com › 2020/04/06 › memphis-belle-the"Memphis Belle": The Story Of A Legendary Boeing B-17F Flying ...

    Apr 6, 2020 · Belle was one of the first heavy bomber aircraft to complete 25 missions with its crew intact, and successfully return to the United States. A feat many thought impossible, as the average for...