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Not to ruin anybody's enjoyment, but the 360 of the B-17 isn't the real Memphis Belle. The civil registration number N3703G is for the movie version of the Memphis Bell.

Warbird Depot - Bombers > Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

The real Memphis Belle did not have a modern radio stack in the roof either. The Belle hasn't flown since it returned to the states in '46 when it went to Memphis (the city bought her for $350.00) where she rotted from years of neglect, looting and vandalisim until the USAF took her back for restoration in '05.

She is currently at Wright Patterson Air Musuem, Ohio.
National Museum of the USAF - Photo Slideshow

I would love to take part in a restoration effort like this. The history would blow you away.


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Old 08-12-2010, 06:26 PM
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