THAT TUMULT IN THE CLOUDS
The "Memphis Belle", was a Boeing-built B-17F-10-BO, serial 41-24485
The plane was named for pilot Robert K. Morgan's sweetheart, Margaret Polk, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee.
Here is a photo of the actual crew of the Memphis Belle in 1943.
Captain Robert Morgan is 5th from the left.
This is a photo of the crew returning from the 25th and final mission.
Captain Robert Morgan's crew flew 25 combat missions with the 324th Bomb Squadron, all but four in the Memphis Belle. The 25 missions of the Memphis Belle were:
The crew all came back from their 25th operational mission. All were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal.
Here are the 25 missions
* November 7, 1942 - Brest, France
* November 9, 1942 - St. Nazaire, France
* November 17, 1942 - St. Nazaire
* December 6, 1942 - Lille, France
* December 20, 1942* - Romilly-sur-Seine, France
* December 30, 1942 - Lorient
* January 3, 1943 - St. Nazaire
* January 13, 1943 - Lille
* January 23, 1943 - Lorient, France
* February 14, 1943 - Hamm, Germany
* February 16, 1943 - St. Nazaire
* February 27, 1943* - Brest
* March 6, 1943 - Lorient
* March 12, 1943 - Rouen, France
* March 13, 1943 - Abbeville, France
* March 22, 1943 - Wilhemshaven
* March 28, 1943 - Rouen
* March 31, 1943 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
* April 16, 1943 - Lorient
* April 17, 1943 - Bremen, Germany
* May 1, 1943 - St. Nazaire
* May 13, 1943 - Meaulte, France
* May 14, 1943 - Kiel, Germany
* May 15, 1943 - Wilhelmshaven
* May 17, 1943 - Lorient
* May 19, 1943* - Kiel
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