The Memphis Belle - The Final Chapter in Memphis. (Trailer)

[nolifemerc]

she was not the first plane she was the first plane with no replacement in the crew. all survived.

[Rikki0]

She is now in the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is being restored to "pristine" condition. I assume that means flyable. I'm all for restoring these great birds to like new condition, but kind of prefer that they would give her the "war weary" paint scheme she had when she came home.

[WhoooPigSoooie]

It's a real shame how Memphians are so quick to discard some of the most deep an meaningful parts of our city's history... When I was back in the 6th grade, I went with my PawPaw to the groundbreaking of what was supposed to become the Belle's permanent home over on Forest Hill Irene, the lone remaining crew member, the pilot Col. Robert Morgan, was there and you could just see how proud he was of this promised monument... unfortunately, not many in Memphis cared and the funds went belly-up.

[panhead55]

thats a shame. isnt the plane at mudd's island now? too bad hardly anyone cares about this cool part of our history. ha, we're doomed to repeat our past the way things are going...

[TennesseeShine]

Yeah, you're exactly right about most Memphians. Always tearing down, rejecting, or not supporting preservation the city's rich history. But God _ _ n the stinking theiving USAF who didn't even care about saving her from the scrap heap. If it hadn't been for Mayor Wyeth Chandler, Sr. buying the title back in 1946 there would be no Memphis Belle for anyone to perserve! The USAF waited until Capt. Morgan was dead before they pulled their shenanigan and carted the Belle off on flatbed trucks.

[5000TRAINS]

I wonder if they will be able to restore the bell to flying condition or just display

[1johncenafan]

RIP all members of the B-17 crews that gave their lives to save our freedom

[Rhuadhan1]

B17 Flying Fortress....

coming back on a wing and a prayer

I can't believe anyone would think of scrapping this beautiful piece of history

[blh3863]

I agree, I wish every single one of them could have been saved somehow.

[cdfe3388]

I heard that the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson is restoring Memphis Belle to flying condition.

[lttm1]

This documentary is completed and available for sale at the LastTraintoMemphis website.

It tells what happened to the plane and where it is now.

[Ted0075]

They surely havent chopped up, or considered chopping up this piece of history. The British are short sightted too when it comes to aviation history.

[speed220mph]

The damage the B-17 could endure and still get the crew home was remarkable.

[cdfe3388]

When the engineers at Boeing got the first after-action reports of the damage that some B-17s took and still made it home, they swore that the reports were wrong and that it was impossible for the plane not to disintegrate if shot up that badly. Just goes to show what a truly amazing plane the Fort was. B-17 crews grimly joked that the best escort they could ask for was B-24s, since the Germans would go after the more fragile -24s first!

[RMC178937]

Great video thanks for posting.

The B17 is a beauty and a simply iconic aircraft, but the British Lancaster was the greatest bomber of WW2 :)

[ColonelCuster]

I love the B-17.

Greatest bomber ever built.

The Memphis Belle is a beauty.

[cutlass1978]

nice video