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“Memphis Belle” Boeing B-17F, Memphis, Tennessee, August, 1964.
For almost thirty years, the storied “Memphis Belle” B-17F resided on a concrete pedestal on the grounds of the Tennessee National Guard Armory in Memphis, before being moved near the Memphis airport. This airplane was the first Eighth Air Force bomber to complete twenty-five missions. It then flew back to the United States to help sell war bonds, never returning to Europe and instead used for training pilots. In 1950, the plane was placed on the concrete pedestal as seen here, gradually deteriorating from the weather and vandalism. Evidence of vandalism is visible in the bombardier’s windscreen and on the nose canopy. After years of further display near the Memphis
airport, the aircraft was in 2005 shipped to the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, where it was restored over a twelve-year period and finally put on permanent display. This is likely the most famous B-17 of the thousands produced during WWII. However, the “F” model lacked the chin turret of the “G” model and was vulnerable to frontal fighter attack. This photograph was made with a Kodak Instamatic 500 which employed a 38mm f2.8 Schneider Xenar lens. Kodak 126 Verichrome Pan black and white film was used.
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