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| ID 39376 Views: 505 Photo Comments: 1 |
Airline / Aircraft Type | Location and Date | Photographer |
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USA - USAF/Army Boeing B-17 F |
Cleveland Municipal Airport (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, July 7, 1943 |
Kenneth Koehn Contact |
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| 1-24485 (cn 41-24485) The crew of the original Memphis Belle pose with some dignitaries on the NACA Lewis ramp in Cleveland, Ohio on July 7. 1943. The crew flew their 25 combat missions from 11/7/42 to 5/17/43 against almost impossible odds, making it to the magic rotation home number of 25 missions. The aircraft itself flew its 25th mission two days later, on May 19th, 1943. I wonder what was more tiring for the crew- 25 combat missions stretched from November to May, or a 76 day, 31 city tour in the US, with people fawning all over them! Those guys were incredibly brave in my book. Photo courtesy of the NASA Glenn photo archives. | |||
| ID 39375 Views: 490 Photo Comments: 1 |
Airline / Aircraft Type | Location and Date | Photographer |
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USA - USAF/Army Boeing B-17 F |
Cleveland Municipal Airport (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, July 7, 1943 |
Kenneth Koehn Contact |
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| 1-24485 (cn 41-24485) The original Memphis Belle displays some impressive mission markings while parked on the NACA ramp at CLE in July of 1943. Famous for flying 25 combat missions, its crew actually completed their 25 missions on Memphis Belles 24th mission, her 25th and final mission being flown on May 19th by a different crew. After that mission, the aircraft was destined to return to America to go on public display. And today, this historical aircraft is being restored at the USAF Museum for permanent display in Dayton (Where it also stopped on its War Bond Tour). Photo courtesy of the NASA Glenn Photo archives. | |||
| ID 39374 Views: 428 Photo Comments: 0 |
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USA - USAF/Army Boeing B-17 F |
Cleveland Municipal Airport (CLE/KCLE) USA - Ohio, July 7, 1943 |
Kenneth Koehn Contact |
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| 1-24485 (cn 41-24485) THE Memphis Belle- the original- taxies onto the ramp at NACA Lewis at Cleveland Municipal Airport in July of 1943. Was in town for part of a 31 city 76 day War Bond Tour. Photo courtesy of the NASA Glenn photo archives | |||
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