The Memphis Belle

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MOVIE
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The Memphis Belle

Fly and Fight with the Crew on an Actual Bombing Mission Over Germany!

This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

Release Date

1944-04-13

Year

1944

Duration

45m

Status

Released

Score

6.70

Genres

DocumentaryWar

Production

#world-war-ii#u.s.-air-force#aerial-combat#military-airplane#heroic-mission#flying-fortress#nazi-germany#wartime-propaganda

Cast

Vince EvansMovie Cast

Vince Evans

Jacob L. DeversMovie Cast

Jacob L. Devers

Himself (commander, European theatre)

Ira C. EakerMovie Cast

Ira C. Eaker

Himself (commander, 8th Air Force)

Haywood HansellMovie Cast

Haywood Hansell

Himself (USAAF)

Robert J. HansonMovie Cast

Robert J. Hanson

Himself (radio operator on The Memphis Belle)

Eugene KernMovie Cast

Eugene Kern

Narrator

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Captain Charles B. LeightonMovie Cast

Captain Charles B. Leighton

Himself (Navigator on the Memphis Belle)

Harold P. LochMovie Cast

Harold P. Loch

Himself (Engineer and top turret gunner on The Memphis Belle)

Casimer A. NastalMovie Cast

Casimer A. Nastal

Himself ( 19 year-old waist gunner on The Memphis Belle)