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	Memphis Belle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress is a 1944 documentary film which documents the last (25th) bombing run of the B-17 bomber Memphis Belle.
		The actual Memphis Belle, a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, serial 41-24485, was delivered in July 1942 and flew its seven months of missions with the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group from Bassingbourne, England.
		Efforts by the locally-organized Memphis Belle Memorial Association, Inc. (MBMA) saw the aircraft moved to Mud Island in the Mississippi River in 1987 for display in a new pavilion with roof cover.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Memphis_Belle (899 words)

	Memphis Belle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The B-17 Flying Fortress "MEMPHIS BELLE" (Serial No. 41-24485) was one of 12,750 B-17's built by the Boeing Aircraft Co. The BELLE was the most famous because she was the first heavy bomber in Hitler's European war theatre to complete 25 combat missions and keep her entire crew alive.
		The 26th mission of the BELLE was to return to the States during the summer of 1943 on a public relations tour to thank the American public for supporting the war effort.
		I was the pilot of the Memphis Belle.
	www.fscwv.edu /users/rheffner/b17/mbelle.shtml (332 words)

	Memphis Belle
		Memphis Belle and crew returned to the US on 16 June 1943 for a coast to coast war bond tour to help the war effort at home.
		The Mayor procured the Memphis Belle from the RFC for $350.
		Memphis Belle was moved starting in January 2003 to a restoration facility, building N7, at the Millington airport.
	members.cox.net /b17brian/b17/MemphisBelle (1324 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Memphis Belle plane leaves namesake city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Memphis Belle, the World War II bomber that was named for its pilot's sweetheart, is headed north to the Air Force's national museum in Dayton, Ohio.
		MEMPHIS, Tenn. --The Memphis Belle, the World War II bomber that was named for its pilot's sweetheart, is headed north to the Air Force's national museum in Dayton, Ohio.
		The Belle was the focus of two movies, the first a War Department documentary by film maker William Wyler.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/10/05/memphis_belle_plane_leaves_namesake_city?mode=PF (420 words)

	Filmtracks: Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
		Memphis Belle: (George Fenton) Depicting a heroic bomber mission in World War II, Memphis Belle is a tale of the final exploits of a bomber plane by the same name.
		The story of the Memphis Belle is as exciting as it is heroic, with the famed planed nearly meeting with disaster before miraculously returning safely at the end.
		Even as it is, Memphis Belle takes hold of you without fail in its sixth cue on album (unless you are caught by the rendition of "Amazing Grace" in the previous cue), as the plane becomes airborne.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/memphis_belle.html?page=print (654 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Memphis Belle at Epinions.com
		The Belle flew numerous flights into Nazi territory to drop bombs on factories that are helping the German war effort.
		The crew of the Memphis Belle is composed of a great ensemble cast played by many up-and-coming young stars at the time.
		Though the Belle has had some close calls, through the skill of its crew and some sheer luck, they are still flying.
	www.epinions.com /content_33942113924 (974 words)

	U.S.A.A.F. Resource Group/Big Friends - "MEMPHIS BELLE" - The Robert K. Morgan Crew (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The "MEMPHIS BELLE" was the first aircraft in the VIII Bomber Command to complete its combat tour of 25 missions plus return safely to the USA.
		The "MEMPHIS BELLE" and her crew left England for the USA ZI on June 9, 1943 to make a War Bond and Public Relations Tour.
		The "MEMPHIS BELLE" was named for pilot Capt. Robert Morgan's sweetheart, Miss Margaret Polk - She remained an honorary member and helped to raise funding for The Memphis Belle Association until she passed away in 1990.
	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org /URG/memphis.html (866 words)

	Archives: Story
		After almost 60 years in Memphis, the Memphis Belle is leaving for a permanent home in Ohio, but before she leaves there are a few last opportunities to see the grand old girl.
		The Memphis Belle Memorial Association had been working for the past year to raise the necessaryfunds, but it was apparently too little too late.
		The City of Memphis under the leadership of Mayor Walter Chandler rescued the airplane from the "bone yard" in Altus, Oklahoma in 1946.
	www.germantownnews.com /articles/2005/09/27/news/news1.txt (603 words)

	The Official Memphis Belle Web Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Belle is slated to have a position of prominence at the museum and a portion of the display will feature the contributions of the city of Memphis.
		I am sure that these feelings go beyond those who are currently connected to “The Memphis Belle”, to those who labored in the past and for whom Dayton would not have a plane today had it not been for their efforts.
		For over 30 years, the members of the Memphis Belle Memorial Association and its volunteers have taken their responsibility in the same spirit that the Belle was constructed and flown.
	www.memphisbelle.com /print.php?sid=29&POSTNUKESID=810d911f0aee888beab414be4a5f9782 (974 words)

	Aviation Museum: Memphis Belle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Although she has remained a fixture in her adopted city for 50 years, the "Memphis Belle" had been on loan from the USAF Museum at Wright-Pattterson AFB.
		After several failed attempts to build a permanent museum in Memphis, the USAF Museum recently announced that the "Belle" would be leaving Memphis to be returned to Dayton.
		The "Belle" was given a fond farewell at the Mid-South Air Show, at NAS Millington in Memphis, on October 1 & 2.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /museums/tn/mb.htm (87 words)

	The Official Memphis Belle Web Site :: Memphis Belle Memorial Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Board chose option one, to continue the purpose of maintaining awareness of the history of the Memphis Belle, recognizing the airplane for its historical impact on air power history, memorializing it in its namesake city, and providing funds, as available, to support the on-going restoration of the airplane in Dayton.
		Fortunately for everyone, the “Memphis Belle” is available for public viewing at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF), due to the long-standing efforts of this Association’s members, volunteers, friends, and visitors.
		The Memphis Belle Memorial Association, Inc. is charged with honoring her history and her crew, and educating the generations to provide a better understanding of their services and sacrifices in the defense of freedom and democracy.
	www.memphisbelle.com (571 words)

	Memphis Belle
		The "Memphis Belle" (Serial No. 41-24485) was one of 12,750 B-17 Flying Fortresses built by the Boeing Aircraft Company, but it was the most famous because it was the first heavy bomber to complete 25 combat missions over Hitler's Europe without losing a crew member.
		The "Belle" flew from November 7, 1942 to May 17, 1943 and its final flight is the fanciful subject of this film directed by Michael Caton-Jones ("Scandal") from the script by Monte Merrick ("Staying Together").
		Memphis Belle is a good effort and the technical stuff and acting are good but it somehow lacks spirit.
	www.yummyshopping.com /browse/asin/6304936362 (1284 words)

	Memphis Belle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Memphis Belle is one of the best-known aircraft from World War II.
		Both films are called "The Memphis Belle." Since 1987, the aircraft has been on Mud Island in Memphis, where it has been restored and is on view to the public.
		The Memphis Belle Memorial Association is the aircraft's caretaker and host to the crew's reunion May 22 and 23.
	www.ku.edu /~kunews/1998/98N/MayNews/May14/memphis.html (467 words)

	State briefs: 'Memphis Belle' gets ready to move to Ohio - Sunday, 09/25/05
		Museum workers have begun preparing the famed Memphis Belle, the first bomber in World War II to complete 25 missions with its original crew intact, for its move to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio.
		The B-17 Flying Fortress, which was named for the commander's Memphis sweetheart at the time, has been in the Memphis area since 1946 after it was resurrected from a junkyard for old military equipment.
		Efforts to build a permanent museum in Memphis to display and preserve the Belle fell apart last year, and the Air Force announced Aug. 31 it was moving the plane to Dayton, Ohio.
	www.tennessean.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050925/NEWS01/509250399/1006/NEWS (651 words)

	Memphis Belle
		Marianetti, each of these Joes will be attired in WWII era uniforms, complete with the Memphis Belle logo emblazoned across the backs of their leather jackets.
		Five minutes later, the Belle nears her target - an elaborately detailed model of a German munitions plant, complete with working smokestacks, German lettering on the outside and - the pièce de résistance - fireworks inside to simulate real ammunition.
		But as high as the flames reach, they are not high enough to hurt the Belle as she makes her final pass.
	www.gibiff.50megs.com /memphis_belle.htm (1708 words)

	Memphis Belle's Odyssey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He and Linda Dickerson, herself a pilot, were married in a red-carpet ceremony in 1992 on Mud Island, near Memphis, with Memphis Belle serving as the backdrop for the ceremony.
		Belle was eventually moved near the Memphis International Airport, where she remained on display in the open, unprotected from the elements, for many years.
		Uppstrom delivered an ultimatum to the city of Memphis: If they continued to force Belle to live like some of its street people, he said, she was going to be reclaimed by the Air Force.
	www.thehistorynet.com /ahi/blmemphisbelleodyssey/index2.html (816 words)

	Memphis Belle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Robert Morgan and his crew, pictured here departing England in June 1943, accompanied the Memphis Belle – named for the hometown of the pilot's then-girlfriend – on a public relations tour of the U.S. in 1943.
		The Belle toured for three months, the crew flying her to 32 cities to thank the American people for supporting the war effort.
		Memphis' Margaret Polk, for whom the Belle was named, and the Belle crew looked on as the crowd cheered thunderously.
	www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org /memphisb.htm (367 words)

	Memphis Belle mistakes, goofs and bloopers
		Factual error: The Memphis Belle's 25th and final combat mission did not result in her returning to base badly crippled as shown in the film.
		Continuity: After the Memphis Belle drops its bombs and scores a direct hit on its target you see the Memphis Belle lift up and turn right with the bomb bay doors closed.
		Factual error: The whole crew of the Memphis Belle are shown having breakfast in the same mess hall.
	www.moviemistakes.com /film817 (1116 words)

	Memphis Car Audio - Update on the fate of the Memphis Belle!
		The city of Memphis, as well as the surrounding area has lost a piece of history that has called the city home for almost 60 years.
		Memphis Car Audio wishes to express our thanks to the men and women that make up the MBNA for their dedication, support and desire to keep the plane in Memphis.
		Memphis Car Audio has enjoyed a great relationship with the with The Memphis Belle Memorial Association over the years, and wishes our continued best to the famous bomber in her new home.
	www.memphiscaraudio.com /news/details.asp?id=27 (194 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Air Force announced Tuesday that it is exercising its rights under a lease with the private Memphis Belle Memorial Association and will move the B-17 "Flying Fortress" - the first to complete 25 missions with its original crew.
		When the city discovered that the plane with the famous nose paintings of the shapely, bathing-suited pin-up Margaret Polk of Memphis was parked at an airfield in Oklahoma, Memphis bought it and gave it a place of honor in a busy section of the city.
		The Belle will be shipped to Dayton before the end of this year, but is not expected to go on display during next year's observances of the 60th anniversary of the end of the war, said museum spokesman Chris McGee.
	www.knoxstudio.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=MEMPHISBELLE-10-05-04&cat=AN (627 words)

	Welcome To Aircraft Films (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The story of the B-17 in Europe is a story of astounding courage in the face of overwhelming danger.
		In 1944 the War Department released "The Memphis Belle: The Story of A Flying Fortress." The film documents the plane and its 25th mission and new assignment - to return and bring their story to the homefront.
		Two versions of the William wyler 1944 Memphis Belle motion picture are contained on this disc.
	www.aircraftfilms.com /memphisbelle.htm (465 words)

	Memphis Belle (1943) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This year's (1990) MEMPHIS BELLE directed by Michael Caton-Jones is a popular film describing the last mission of the first B-17 to complete its assigned twenty-five missions.
		The latter was bout the B-17 crews stationed in England who bombed Germany and used as a focal point the last mission of the Memphis Belle.
		- The Belle was not assigned to Bremen; it was assigned to the submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven.
	www.fscwv.edu /users/rheffner/b17/mmbelle43.shtml (535 words)

	Memphis Belle - 1990 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Memphis Belle VHS tape on sale now at Amazon.com.
		If you've never seen an aviation movie before in your entire life, you'll be blissfully ignorant of the fact that Memphis Belle shamelessly (and yet gloriously) incorporates just about every cliché in the flight-movie handbook.
		As it follows the crew of a B-17 bomber on its final and most dangerous mission over Germany, Memphis Belle may be little more than a slick and highly authentic presentation of familiar thrills and characters, but it's a rousing piece of entertainment.
	www.planestuff.com /membel19.html (260 words)

	Memphis Tennessee Travel Guide - USA Tourist (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Memphis is situated on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River at the western border of Tennessee.
		The Memphis Queen Riverboats depart from the Mississippi river bank near Mud Island.
		They stop at Memphis on their journeys and it is possible to cruise from one day to a week or more on the greatest rivers in the USA.
	www.usatourist.com /english/places/tennessee/memphis.html (1277 words)

	Memphis Belle (1990) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Plot Summary: The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe...
		Trivia: The top turret gunners of the real Memphis Belle were Leviticus "levy" Dillon, Eugene Adkins, and Harold Loch.
		The "Memphis Belle" is a B-17 bomber that is about to fly its 25th and final mission.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0100133 (947 words)

	Memphis Belle
		Intro-The Memphis Belle was a real plane that had the distinction of being the first plane to fly 25 bombing missions over Germany and survive to go home.
		John Lithgow has been sent by the press to interview and propagandize the Memphis Belle, and glorify her crew.
		Matthew Modine stars as the captain of the Memphis Belle-a young flyer who has seen too much of war for his youth-there is sadness about him but also a sense of duty.
	www.dvdcorner.net /html/memphisb.html (596 words)

	Tell The Truth Travel - Historic Memphis
		Memphis Belle Named after the girlfriend of the pilot, this "Flying Fortress" bomber is one of the few remaining B-17s.
		It was one of the first to complete 25 combat missions in World War II, and it also was the first B-17 with 25 combat missions sent back to tour the US to help sell war bonds.
		When you're in the downtown area, be sure and visit this Memphis landmark that was used in the movies The Client, Mystery Train, and Great Balls of Fire.
	www.tellthetruthtravel.com /Memphis2.htm (532 words)

	ONN. Ohio News Now: Widow says Memphis Belle move would have thrilled pilot
		Ron Kaplan, director of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, said the Belle also was operating at a time when allied fighter planes were not flying alongside to protect the bombers from enemy aircraft during the entire mission.
		The Belle has been in the Memphis area since 1946 after it was resurrected from a junkyard for old military equipment.
		Efforts to build a permanent museum in Memphis to display and preserve the Belle fell apart last year, and the Air Force announced Wednesday it was moving the plane to Dayton.
	www.onnnews.com /Global/story.asp?S=3796532 (738 words)

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