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Source Collection
Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0475.58156_01.001
Description
The World War II B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" in Memphis in June 1943 on one leg of a nation-wide War Bonds tour. The "Memphis Belle" gained fame for being the first U.S. heavy bomber to survive 25 missions over Nazi-occupied France. It remained in Memphis after the war until 2005, when it went to the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
Date Created
6-28-2021
Date
1943-06
Recommended Citation
"Memphis Belle, 1943" (2021). Memphis. 5.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mpressscimitar5/5
Keywords
Memphis Belle (B-17 bomber)
