B-17F Memphis Belle

Arne Greve
Is that the original?

Wim van der Luijt
Great Pics...thanks a lot for sharing!

Tim Sloan Author
not the original,but the one used in the movie

Holger Kranich
Great shots to get a glimpse of a feeling how it was in that bomber! Thank you very much for sharing !

Arne Greve
I think, she (the Plane) looks very weary. Not war-weary, but weary. But not so the woman on Pic 102. She looks beautiful. 😉

Martien Lourens
Great pics Tim. One of my favorite bomber. thanks for sharing

Stefan Suessemilch
Great pics Tim! Thanks for sharing. 🙂

Aghis Barberopoulos
DX*F "Memphis Belle" looked weary when I saw her up close 20 years ago. She hasn't changed much, unlike me...

Tim Sloan Author
your welcome guys.. shes kept at an airport not far from me, when shes not on tour..so maybe I'll get even more pics next time I go...Arne..thanks man, thats my lovely wife modeling for me

Albi Hitz
Thanks for sharing Tim, nice pics

Holger Kranich

Hey Mike, and this must be the soundtrack:
Youtube Video

Marco
Thanks for the pics.

Charles Jones
Beautiful pics, the last time I saw the Belle I was on my way from NTTC Millington/NAS Memphis to NS Mayport and the USS Saratoga back in 1979. At that time she was a neglected basket case. At that time all the plexiglass had frosted white and her paint, well calling it OD green would have been stretching the truth a little.

Bill Gilman
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing! For those who are interested, the original Memphis Belle is being restored at the US Air Force Museum:
nationalmuseum.af.mi..ory.asp?id=123296936
HCS-5, the Belle you saw was the original.

Arne Greve
Sometimes, I think, I live in the wrong country or on wrong continent. In Germany/Europe, we have some very nice Landscapes, some old fortress or some old towns. Our museums are full of antique thinks, but such nice planes, we haven´t so much good museums, like in the USA.

Bill Gilman
We do have some nice museums. The National Museum of the USAF is fantastic. Here are a few more:
Udvar-Hazy Museum, Dulles Airport Virginia | Album by Navy Bird
Planes of Fame Museum, Chino California USA | Album by Navy Bird
And one in Canada:
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Hamilton, Ontario | Album by Navy Bird
I'm about to upload some photos from the USAF Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB, so stay tuned!