The Memphis Belle

So the Memphis Belle was in town this weekend. This was not the actual plane from WW2 - that is in a museum in Dayton, OH I found out this weekend. This was the filming model used in the film "Memphis Belle" - still very cool - living history. Unfortunately, we couldn't get into it as they were giving rides back to back until late in the afternoon and we were there pretty early. Didn't want to wait around for 3-4 hours but I did get some vids of takeoff and landing and some great shots:











If you look closely here, you can see two nazi swastikas above the tail cannons. Very cool little detail...



Also there nearby was a B25 Mitchell bomber. It is in its own hanger and they are attempting to restore it. If memory serves, it was recovered from Lake Greenwood, SC. Very very cool bonus I wasn't expecting. We did get to walk up to this one and see it up close.





A view through the front plexiglass.







Bomb recovered from Lake Murray...







Cool bomb sight...and it still works!



Inside the B-25 hanger were also several items of interest...several models, some old dials, a large B-17 painting and some flight helmets...





This thing was huge.















Final two shots of the Belle as she was readying to take another group of people up in the air.



Goodbye, Memphis Belle...