May 17th (1943) We Remember the MEMPHIS BELLE

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Seventy Two years ago, on May 17th the MEMPHIS BELLE and her crew became the first bomber to make 25 missions over occupied Europe.

TODAY we remember.

From the HISTORY CHANNEL's THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-...-memphis-belle-flies-its-25th-bombing-mission

WIKI Link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Belle_(aircraft)

Movie Data Base Link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100133/

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Today is the 75th Anniversary of her 25th mission completion.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in...a7642e8fe3993c77599ab617aee23d3ecf26cd4928376

 

[BenRoberts]

They just put her on display at the airforce museum a few days ago and this whole week I've seen this beauty over my house

 

[BenRoberts]

This one is called aluminum overcast operated by the experimental aircraft association