Aircraft
Air Force Museum Unveils Restored Memphis Belle
The Belle is an American icon.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force unveiled the newly restored Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle in mid-May. (Photo: Ken LaRock)
The National Museum of the United States Air Force unveiled the newly restored Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle in mid-May. (Photo: Ken LaRock)

Following a 13-year restoration effort, the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) in Dayton, Ohio, publicly unveiled the newly restored Boeing B-17F Memphis Belle on May 17, 2018, exactly 75 years after its crew completed its historic 25th bombing mission over Nazi-controlled Europe in 1943. The subject of a World War II bond tour and several full-length feature films, the Belle became an American icon as the first B-17 Flying Fortress to achieve the 25 combat mission mark over occupied Europe and return to the United States without a crewmember killed.


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