The Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress | Education Video by World of Military

The Memphis Belle is a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress used during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress and the 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle.

Construction number: 3170

Manufacturer: Boeing Aircraft Company under leadership of F. McDonald

Preserved at: National Museum of the United States Air Force till 2021 when it was sold to a private owner K. Rice to support her Mum and Dad who was in ww2

Radio code: DF-A

Serial: 41-24485

Status: On display at air show across the world and his back airworthy thanks to the hand of Mike Bowden

Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle

 The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flew in every combat zone during World War II, but its most significant service was over Europe. Along with the B-24 Liberator, the B-17 formed the backbone of the USAAF strategic bombing force, and it helped win the war by crippling Germany’s war industry. 

 

The B-17’s design emphasized high altitude flight, speed, and heavy defensive a