Following a 13-year restoration effort, the National Museum of the
United States Air Force (NMUSAF) in Dayton, Ohio, publicly unveiled
the newly restored Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle on May 17, 2018, exactly
75 years after its crew completed its historic 25th bombing mission
over Nazi-controlled Europe in 1943. The subject of a World War II
bond tour and several full-length feature films, the Belle became an
American icon as the first B-17 Flying Fortress to achieve the 25
combat mission mark over occupied Europe and return to the United
States without a crewmember killed...... (more)
Air Force Museum Unveils Restored Memphis Belle
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2018-06-08/air-force-museum-unveils-restored-memphis-belle
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