Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress first chronicled the journey of the historic aircraft in 1944. The 45-minute-long documentary is the work of legendary Hollywood director William Wyler. Per ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force kicked off its celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Department of the Air Force on Saturday, inviting visitors to take a rare look inside the famed ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress used in the movie "Memphis Belle" has undergone interior refurbishment, including new seat foam and leather upholstery. The Liberty Foundation operates this airworthy B-17, ...

Two B-17G Flying Fortresses and more than 130 reenactors are scheduled to take part in the opening events for the B-17 Memphis Belle exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, May 17-19.

Historic color footage of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber with her famous flight crew and other B-17s during WWII. Memphis ...

Gino Galvez, left, an Atlantic-Models scale model manufacturer, Stephen Ove, center,, the 6th Air Refueling Wing historian and Roger Jarman, the Atlantic-Models vice president, lift a scale model of ...

It's one of the most well-known World War II aircraft -- an icon really -- and beginning this week, visitors can see her up close and personal. The B-17F Memphis Belle exhibit opens Thursday, May 17, ...

To schedule a flight this weekend aboard the “Memphis Belle,” contact Scott Maher at (918) 340-0243. Cost is $450 per person, which goes to support maintenance and operation of the historic B-17 ...

The buffed silver fuselage of the Memphis Belle now belies the famed B-17 bomber's six punishing months of World War II air combat and the subsequent decades of neglect that left the plane battered by ...

The Memphis Belle, a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress," is displayed for private viewing at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, in Dayton, Ohio. (John Minchillo/AP) The introduction of the Boeing B ...

Once their lumbering bomber had touched down in England, safe after a raid targeting a German submarine base in Lorient, France, crew members climbed out of the Memphis Belle and flashed broad smiles ...

A decorated veteran of over 25 combat missions during World War II, the B-17F Flying Fortress known as the Memphis Belle is now the official airplane of Tennessee. "This bestows a well-earned title on ...