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1. hangarthirteen.org25 Missions: The Story of the Memphis Belle – Hangar Thirteen

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   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 ...

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

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   Apr 6, 2020 · 25- May 17th, 1943 – Lorient, France. Following the conclusion of the 25th mission the aircraft was flown back to the United States on June 8th 1943, using a composite crew of members who had ...

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4. theaviationgeekclub.com › heres-why-b-17-memphisHere’s why B-17 “Memphis Belle” was almost called “Little One”

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   May 21, 2024 · In the movie the name was not meant as a compliment, but it was suddenly the only name that seemed fitting for Rob Morgan’s B-17. “Little One” would have been a good name, but “Memphis Belle” was perfect! During a year 2000 interview with George Birdsong (who flew the B-17 “Delta Rebel no.2″ with the 91st BG, and who was also in ...

5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2005-oct-10-meRobert Hanson, 85; Last Living Crewman of the Memphis Belle

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   Robert Hanson, the last surviving member of the storied Memphis Belle B-17 bomber crew, which was the first to fly 25 bombing missions in Europe during World War II, has died. He was 85. Hanson ...

6. www.nationalmuseum.af.mil › Visit › Museum-ExhibitsThe Memphis Belle: American Icon > National Museum of the ...

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   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. At the time, the odds of completing a 25-mission tour and going home were small. During the Memphis Belle’s tour, the Eighth Air Force averaged one bomber lost every 18 sorties (one ...

7. theaviationgeekclub.com › the-story-of-im-the-oneThe story of "I‘m the one with the part in the back," the B ...

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   Jul 3, 2022 · While finishing her twenty-five missions, Memphis Belle was the first American bomber to be reviewed by England’s King George VI and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. After completing, his mission requirements on the Belle her skipper, Bob Morgan, rode into more American military heritage, as he was the lead pilot for the first B-29 Superfortress raid on the city of Tokyo, Japan, in November 1944.

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   Why was the Memphis Belle booklet issued to bomber crews?

   • The booklet was issued to bomber crews as a means to advise them before going overseas. Memphis Belle is currently on displayed at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. Special thanks to Paul Teal for providing images of an original example so this transcription could be made.

   25 Missions: The Story of the Memphis Belle – Hangar Thirteen

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   How many bombing missions did the Memphis Belle fly?

   • 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. At the time, the odds of completing a 25-mission tour and going home were small.

   The Memphis Belle: American Icon - National Museum of the USAF

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   What did the Memphis Belle do in WW2?

   • The Memphis Belle was a B-17F heavy bomber assigned to the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, at Bassingbourn, England, during the early part of the USAAF strategic bombing campaign. 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.

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   How many missions did the Memphis Belle have?

   • As a result, the Memphis Belle crew’s 25th mission on May 17, 1943, was actually the aircraft’s 24th mission. On May 19, two days later, the Memphis Belle completed its 25th mission while manned by a different crew. Memphis Belle out of commission while combat damage is repaired.

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   Did the Memphis Belle happen to a B-17?

   • “No, it didn’t all happen to the Memphis Belle,” he told the class, “but everything in the movie happened to some B-17.” In 1989, Hanson had accompanied pilot Robert Morgan and other crew members to Binbrook Royal Air Force base in England to meet with the young cast of the movie.

   Robert Hanson, 85; Last Living Crewman of the Memphis Belle

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   What happened to the 'Memphis Belle'?

   • July, 1943 THE “Memphis Belle,” a Boeing B-17, has been retired from active service in the European theater after 25 successful bombing missions. With its distinguished crew, which has remained intact since its formation 10 months ago, the ship has been returned to the United States for another — and no less important — mission.

   25 Missions: The Story of the Memphis Belle – Hangar Thirteen

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Memphis_Belle_(film)Memphis Belle (film) - Wikipedia

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   Memphis Belle (film) Memphis Belle. (film) Memphis Belle is a 1990 British-American war drama film directed by Michael Caton-Jones and written by Monte Merrick. The film stars Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, and Harry Connick Jr. (in his film debut). Memphis Belle is a fictional version of the 1944 documentary Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying ...