B-17 Memphis Belle
Allegheny County Airport built 1932
Allegheny County Airport
Memphis Belle on final
Memphis Belle taxing
B-17 Memphis Belle front view
Belle front view
Belle front
Belle 3/4 view
Memphis Belle nose art
Belle port side view
Port view
The Memphis Bells
Top gun and copilot
Belle start taxing for take off
Belle taxing
Belle aft view taxing
Belle starboard view taxing to runway
Enterior starboard side waste gun
interior top of ball turret
Looking forward into cockpit
Top turret
Waste guns and ball turret
50 cal gun
More ball turret
Radio equipment
Raido equipment
Looking out roof hatch in radio room
Waste guns looking aft
Main wheel well detail
Wheel well detail
Wheel well detail
Main landing gear starboard side
Looking forward into nose
Looking up into top turret
Comments
1 16 August 2014, 18:10
John Thomas
Saturday August 16, 2014 the Memphis Belle a restored B-17 came to Allegheny County Airport outside of Pittsburgh PA. This Aircraft is not the actual Memphis Belle. this B-17 was used in the 1993 movie "the Memphis Belle". For $450 dollars US you could take a 30 min. flight in the Memphis Belle. The Belle was taking up to 10 person at a time and it was full each Flight. If I had $450 dollars I would have gone. I live close to the County Airport and I can see and hear the Memphis Belle flying around.
Saturday August 16, 2014 the Memphis Belle a restored B-17 came to Allegheny County Airport outside of Pittsburgh PA. This Aircraft is not the actual Memphis Belle. this B-17 was used in the 1993 movie "the Memphis Belle". For $450 dollars US you could take a 30 min. flight in the Memphis Belle. The Belle was taking up to 10 person at a time and it was full each Flight. If I had $450 dollars I would have gone. I live close to the County Airport and I can see and hear the Memphis Belle flying around.
16 August 2014, 18:33
Holger Kranich
Oh John, thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us!
I think the "Belle" was the reason for my "Pin Up" and "Nose Art" fascination!;)
Since i build the 1:72 Revell kit (the old one) I had this fascination and it was a pleasure for me to put the decal on...😄
Oh John, thank you so much for sharing these pictures with us!
I think the "Belle" was the reason for my "Pin Up" and "Nose Art" fascination!;)
Since i build the 1:72 Revell kit (the old one) I had this fascination and it was a pleasure for me to put the decal on...😄
16 August 2014, 19:30
John Thomas
Hey Holger, thanks. I also built the old Revell kit back in the day. I need to build a better one some day. I also love good Nose Art. On Saturday for a $10 dollar donation you could take a tour of the interior of the Memphis Belle before it went flying. My batteries run out so many of the interior photos I took did not turn out.
Hey Holger, thanks. I also built the old Revell kit back in the day. I need to build a better one some day. I also love good Nose Art. On Saturday for a $10 dollar donation you could take a tour of the interior of the Memphis Belle before it went flying. My batteries run out so many of the interior photos I took did not turn out.
16 August 2014, 19:46
Logan Eden
This ride is off my Bucket List, and I must say, what a great life experience. The sound, smell, and even the vibration of the take off was a memory for ever. My thoughts went to those before me that took the same ride in the early '40's and the poor souls on the ground. The flight that I had was in Sentimental Journey a B-17 G that was in Canada on tour. Great fun but also rightly named "sentimental journey". Catch Ya, Logan
This ride is off my Bucket List, and I must say, what a great life experience. The sound, smell, and even the vibration of the take off was a memory for ever. My thoughts went to those before me that took the same ride in the early '40's and the poor souls on the ground. The flight that I had was in Sentimental Journey a B-17 G that was in Canada on tour. Great fun but also rightly named "sentimental journey". Catch Ya, Logan
16 August 2014, 20:12
Hunter Cummins
I have an academy one I won for free at our local hobby show 🙂
Looks like an awesome kit my man, if I can get the new humbrol metal spray cans, I might to tye metal finish. But if not..... well, back to the old OD sadly
I have an academy one I won for free at our local hobby show 🙂
Looks like an awesome kit my man, if I can get the new humbrol metal spray cans, I might to tye metal finish. But if not..... well, back to the old OD sadly
24 August 2014, 12:26
Phil Marchese
Its making the Mid-Atlantic circuit so if your in the region check your papers...probably a web schedule somewhere.
Its making the Mid-Atlantic circuit so if your in the region check your papers...probably a web schedule somewhere.
24 August 2014, 14:00
Hugo Oliveira
One day I would like to build this B-17. If I´m not wrong Portugese AF also had quite a few B-17´s at it´s service t´ill the sixties.
One day I would like to build this B-17. If I´m not wrong Portugese AF also had quite a few B-17´s at it´s service t´ill the sixties.
15 November 2016, 11:06
Derek Huggett
Was that B-17G-85-DL N3703G? It was one of 2 US based Forts used in the film, together with 2 from France and our UK based flying USAAF Memorial 'Sally B' (hard to believe there was only 5 flying B-17s to make the whole film!). The French used up to 13 B-17Gs and a B-17F for photographic and geophysical survey work by the Institut Geographique National, based at Creil/Senlis between 1947 to 1989. 'Sally B' was once one of these aircraft. (Please visit B-17 Preservation Ltd at www.sallyb.org.uk for more information - sorry, I have been a member of the 'Sally B' Supporters club for well over 30 years now!) 🙂
Was that B-17G-85-DL N3703G? It was one of 2 US based Forts used in the film, together with 2 from France and our UK based flying USAAF Memorial 'Sally B' (hard to believe there was only 5 flying B-17s to make the whole film!). The French used up to 13 B-17Gs and a B-17F for photographic and geophysical survey work by the Institut Geographique National, based at Creil/Senlis between 1947 to 1989. 'Sally B' was once one of these aircraft. (Please visit B-17 Preservation Ltd at www.sallyb.org.uk for more information - sorry, I have been a member of the 'Sally B' Supporters club for well over 30 years now!) 🙂
15 November 2016, 12:56
Greg Baker
This will come in handy. I just stumbled across an Academy Memphis Belle B-17 kit and picked it up for a real good price. This is why I always check your wall, John!
This will come in handy. I just stumbled across an Academy Memphis Belle B-17 kit and picked it up for a real good price. This is why I always check your wall, John!
19 November 2016, 13:52
John Thomas
Thanks Gerald and Greg, I am so glad You enjoyed them. I also have some photos of the only flying B-29 FI-FI which came to Pittsburgh for a visit this summer. I will post them up soon
Thanks Gerald and Greg, I am so glad You enjoyed them. I also have some photos of the only flying B-29 FI-FI which came to Pittsburgh for a visit this summer. I will post them up soon
20 November 2016, 14:07
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Flying B-17 Memphis Belle that stared in the 1993 Movie