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2 days ago · Altus Air Force Base - named Altus Army Air Field at the time - became the resting place for the famed Memphis Belle B-17. It was put out to pasture with hundreds more all waiting to be scrapped for aluminum, copper, instruments, etc... when a keen-eyed airman from Memphis spotted it in the boneyard and contacted the mayor of Memphis in late 1945.
1 day ago · By contrast, the B-17 was roundly adored as being a pilot’s airplane that was both tough and docile. When the crew of the Memphis Belle brought their big four-engine B-17E home for a war bond tour they were known to engage in the occasional aileron roll. The Rest of the Story Tom Landry was a combat leader.
5 days ago · 'Memphis Belle' was originally conceived as a film about an RAF bomber with British and Commonwealth Forces aircrew. Answer: True Puttnam had been inspired by the Len Deighton novel, 'Bomber', about an RAF crew's final mission over Germany at night.
5 days ago · Who thinks they can pass my Memphis Belle quiz? Come on, I dare you to do it! : - test your knowledge in this quiz! (Author chickie2_au)
4 days ago · Without doubt Boeing Flying Fortress B-17F 41-42285 Memphis Belle and her crew generate an image that is an all-American icon. Indeed, it has been claimed that the Memphis Belle is in the top five of the most famous American aircraft of all time.
4 days ago · At a U.S. Army Air Force base in England, the crew members of B-17 bomber Memphis Belle prepare for their 25th and final sortie into enemy German territory. Bomber Capt. Dennis Dearborn (Matthew Modine) knows the mission is a dangerous one, but he's under pressure from Army public relations man Lt. Col. Bruce Derringer (John Lithgow) to earn a ...
2 days ago · CHILDRESS — Wrapping up the 2024 season, Greenbelt Junior Golf Association Childress Coordinator Abigail McGee announced the addition of the Bill Beck Cup, a competition honoring the late Bill Beck, an avid golfer,at the end-of-year tournament Thursday, June 27 at Stoney Ridge Golf Course.
