The Memphis Belle returned to the United States after completing 25 combat flights over Nazi-occupied Europe, according to the museum. Its final mission was on May 17, 1943.

To make way for the Memphis Belle, a B-17 nicknamed "Shoo-Shoo Baby" will move out of the museum and eventually head to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., said ...

DAYTON, Ohio — The Memphis Belle, made famous in two Hollywood films, was the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe and return to the United States in 1943.

The Memphis Belle’s journey to Dayton was a long one. The B-17F “Flying Fortress” piloted by then-Lt. Robert Morgan had its famous name before it left the U.S. mainland.

At 9 a.m. Sunday, there will be a B-25 flyover, and the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight will play 20-minute concerts in the Memorial Park at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday, DC-3s ...

The “Movie Memphis Belle” was accepted by the U.S. Army Air Force on April 3, 1945 and served 20 years as a military transport. In 1960 it was sold to a private company that used it as a ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The National Museum of the United States Air Force is hosting free events to commemorate World War II Memorial Weekend. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a ...

THE MEMPHIS BELLE. Multicolor illustrated print with a red border, advertising the film "The Memphis Belle." A large illustration of a gunner firing a machine gun from his plane occupies the upper ...