Memphis Belle (aircraft)
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memphis-belle-aircraft-213-4050036
title:
Memphis Belle (aircraft)
text:
|} 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. It was one of the first United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-17 heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions, after which the aircrew returned with the bomber to the United States to sell war bonds. In 2005 restoration began on the Memphis
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Boeing B-17F bomber
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Belle_(aircraft)
date created:
2006-04-10T23:47:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T12:24:41Z
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