Memphis Belle (B-17)

Memphis Belle (B-17)

 Memphis Belle was the nickname of a B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film: Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress and a 1990 Hollywood feature film: Memphis Belle. In May 1943 it became one of the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions and return to the United States to sell warbonds. The original plane is undergoing extensive restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH.

Why is it called Memphis Belle?

 The plane was named for pilot Robert K. Morgan's sweetheart, Margaret Polk, resident of Memphis, TN. Morgan originally intended to call the plane Little One, after his pet name for her, but his crew had seen the movie Lady for a Night, in which the leading character owns a riverboat named the Memphis Belle, and as this name also fit Morgan's wishes, he chose it instead.

Combat History

 The "Memphis Belle", a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, seriel 41-24485, was added to the USAAF inventory on July 15, 1942, and delivered in September 1942 to the 91st Bomb Group at Dow Field, Bongor, Maine.

Captain Robert Morgan's crew flew 25 combat missions with the 324th Bomb Squadron, all but four in the "Memphis Belle".

Postwar History

 After the war the Flying Fortress was saved from reclamation at Altus, Oklahoma, where it had been consigned since August 1, 1945, by the efforts of the major of Memphis, Walter Chandler, and the city bought the plane for $350. It was flown to Memphis in July 1946 and stored until the summer of 1949 when it was placed on display at the Nation Guard armory. It sat out-of-doors into the 1980s, slowly deteriorating due to weather and occational vandalism.

 In summer of 2003 the Belle was disassembled and moved to restoration facility in Millington, TN for work. In September 2004, however, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, apparently tiring of the ups and downs of the city's attempts to preserve the aircraft, indicated that they wanted it back for restoration and eventual display at the Museum near Dayton, OH.

 On August 30, 2005, the MBMA announced plans to return the aircraft to the National Museum of the United Sates Air Force near Dayton, OH after a final exhibition in Millington, TN on September 30 - October 2, 2005. The Belle arrived safely at the museum in mid-October 2005 and was placed in one of the Museum's restoration hangars.

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What is this Memphis Belle got to do with MLG Trucking?

Because, MLG was there helping the "Memphis Belle" move.

 We took this matter of moving the "Belle" with our own hands.

Because we are proud  Memphians. The "Memphis Belle" was surely great aircraft.

As it was getting disassembled, we carried its part. Not a problem to MLG..

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After all, MLG has done the job right and the "Belle" was safely moved to its designated restoration place.

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