Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Memphis Belle B-17 aircraft at Long Beach Airport on March 25, 2013 (Photo Credit: Scott Varley | Digital First Media/Torrance ...

On June 14, 1943, the Memphis Belle made history. The plane became the first World War II bomber to complete 25 missions and land safely back on U.S. soil. Commanded by Robert Morgan, the Memphis ...

The Memphis Belle became one of the most famous B-17 Flying Fortresses of World War II. Its missions, crew, and survival turned the aircraft into a powerful symbol of American bomber courage over ...

Two B-17s will soar over Dayton as part of Memphis Belle debut Memphis Belle gets its guns seven daceades after WW II B-17 aircraft, re-enactors to be part of Memphis Belle exhibit opening WATCH: ...

The movie version of the famed iconic World War II B-17 bomber, Memphis Belle. CONTRIBUTED Fighter pilot shortage grows to one in four, GAO says Air Force urged to pick Wrightr-Patterson for hundreds ...

Seventy-five years after its last bombing run in World War II, the newly restored Memphis Belle is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Ohio. The B-17F bomber was unveiled ...

1. The historic plane itself? The exhibit includes the aircraft suspended above the floor of the museum. This allows visitors full access to walk under the big bomber and see into the ball turret and ...

NASMRB copy 39088017325002 signed by author on front endpaper; Memphis Belle commemorative envelope with 1988 postmark and author signature affixed to back endpaper. Postcard with image of the Memphis ...

Pilot Cullen Underwood works his magic in the cockpit. The propellers begin to spin as the Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress” engines sputter and catch and say, “Pop-pop-pop, pa-pa-pa-paaaaaaw-ruuuuumph!” ...

The Memphis Belle! The incredible true story of the WWII B-17 crew who beat 75%+ odds to complete 25 deadly bombing missions over Nazi Germany. A raw look at the Greatest Generation's courage!

Cobb Hammond, a longtime financial adviser in Memphis, writes regularly about military history. This Memorial Day, as our nation collectively recalls its war dead, there has been an increased interest ...