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=Name: Memphis Belle=



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Name:Memphis Belle Country/Headquarters:My permanent base was at Bassingbourn, England. Though I was made in Memphis, Tennessee. Active Dates/Created/Commissioned: I was created by the Boeing Aircraft Company. I was built in Seattle, Washington. The first flight was July 28th, 1935. I am being stored at a museum. Branch of Military: 8th Air Force in Europe. Commander/Battles: Joseph Giambrone. I dropped 640,036 tons of bombs on European targets on daylight raids

**Friends**
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 * Captain Robert Morgan**
 * Captain James Verinis**
 * Margaret Polk**
 * Vince Evans**
 * Charles Leighton**

About Me
I was made by a young airman from Memphis. He was inspired to make me because of Margaret Polk. I went on 25 missions during WW2. I brought all of my men back despite severe damage. I flew from November 7, 1942 to May 17, 1943, during which time I became famous for being not only the first heavy bomber, during World War II to complete 25 missions, but also the bomber to keep all of my crew alive. Although I had on many occasions returned from my missions battered and with my engines shot out, none of my men ever sustained much more than a scratch. I had to replace nine engines, both wings, two tails, and both main landing gears. The mostly forgotten ground crews worked miracles getting these aircraft ready for their crews to fly.

I am the aircraft called Memphis Belle. My involvement in WW2 was that I dropped bombs on European’s. I trained with the 91st Bomb Group, before being moved to England. I was there from August-October 1942. I entered war in November 1942. I bombed such targets as submarine pens, airdromes, communication targets, shipbuilding yards, factories, harbors, and dock facilities until mid-1943. My squad the Eighth Air Force, first penetrated Germany January 27, 1943, the group attacked the navy yard at Wilhelmshaven. From the middle of 1943 through the end of the war, I attacked aircraft factories, airfields, oil facilities, chemical industries, and ball-bearing factories.

We participated in the Battle of the Bulge. We participated by attacking enemy communication targets. The Eighth Air Force supported Allied crossing the Rhine River in the spring of 1945. We bombed airfields, bridges, and railroads near the front lines. After the war ended, we evacuated prisoners from German camps. Then I returned to the United States, in June-July 1945. My group dropped over 22,000 tons of bombs. During the combat history, my Force lost 1,1010 combat crewmen. 887 people were killed and 123 were missing in action. With more than 960 crewmen being held as prisoners of war.

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I am an airplane that drops bombs on Europeans. I am one of the most famous aircraft's in history. I am being restored at a museum. I was made in the USA.
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__ [] __ Resource #2 "Factsheets : Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle." Factsheets : Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

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Resource #3 "Memphis Belle (aircraft)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

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Resource #4 "National Museum of the USAF - FAQ Topic." National Museum of the USAF - FAQ Topic. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

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