Today is the 65th anniversary of the ‘Memphis Belle’s’ historic flight from Bassingbourne that saw its regular crew complete their tour of 25 missions.
It has of course become the stuff of legends, what with the original 1944 documentary and the 1990 film of the same name.
Here she is now, being restored at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio
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May 17, 2008 at 1:59 pm