Remarks: Built in 1945, this B-17 is painted as the original Memphis Belle. Its quite a sight to see those big radial engines coming toward you on the ramp!
Remarks: 2012 Geneseo Air Show - Geneseo, NY. - (USAAF# 44-83546 was built by Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, delivered 4/3/1945 and struck off charge in 1959. It was restored in 1982 and used in the filming of "Memphis Belle" in 1989.)
Remarks: 2012 Geneseo Air Show - Geneseo, NY. - (USAAF# 44-83546 was built by Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, delivered 4/3/1945 and struck off charge in 1959. It was restored in 1982 and used in the filming of "Memphis Belle" in 1989.)
Remarks: Gloomy clouds kept her on the ground throughout the show. Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" on static display at the 2005 McGuire AFB Airshow.