B-17F Specifications
Wing Span:103feet,9inches
Tail Span:43feet
Length:74feet,8.9inches
Height:19feet,2.4inches
Power Plant:Four R-1820 Wright-Cyclone,1200hp engines,Four Hamilton Standard three-bladed propellers
Weight(empty):34,500pounds
Gross Weight:54,987pounds
Top Speed:325mph at 25,000feet
Cruising Speed:160mph at 5,000feet
Landing Speed:75mph
Service Ceiling:37,500feet
Range:2,200miles
Fuel:1,732gallons
Oil:150gallons
Crew:10
Crew Weight:1,200pounds
Norden Bombsight:Top-secret state-of-the-art equipment,which enabled daylight
precision bombing
Armament:Nine.50 and one.30caliber
Browning Machine Guns
Bomb Load:8x1,000pounds,or any combination up to 24x1000pounds
Rate of Fire:400-450rounds per minute
Rate of Climb:1,200feet per minute

Memphis Belle Bond Tour Crew
Pilot/Robert K.Morgan,Co-pilot/James A.Verinis,Bombardier/Vincent B.Evans
Navigator/Charles B.Leighton,Flight Engineer/Harold P.Loch
Radio Operator/Robert J.Hanson,Tail Gunner/John P.Quinlan
Right Waist Gunner/Casimer A.Nastal,Ball Turret Gunner/Cecil H.scott
Left Waist Gunner/Clarence E.Winchell,Crew Chief/Joseph M.Giambrone

nose left hand	nose right hand	waist	victory flag	engine nacelle
engine nacelle	inside interior	inside interior	inside interior	nose close
intermediate wing	inner wing	captain's name	ball turrent	ball turrent
500bomb&250bomb	500bomb	patches where ground crews repaired combat damage	patches where ground crews repaired combat damage	the crew's name and his GF at the time
the crew's name and his GF at the time	explanation drawing	explanation drawing	explanation drawing	explanation drawing

The Memphis Belle was the first B-17 to complete its quota of 25missions over Nazi-occupied territory and return to the U.S.A.
The legend of the Memphis Bell has once agin been held to the highest standards of the United States Air Force, this time in the skies of Iraq.
An F15-E, tail#89-0485 with the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron named Memphis Bell IX.-by Kelly Loy-
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