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DVD

The Memphis Belle : a story of a flying fortress

Call Number

  • DVD 940.544 M5338 (CEN)

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Edition

Deluxe ed.

Publication Information

[United States] : Periscope Film, c2006.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Tells the remarkable story of the legendary B-17 Flying Fortress that survived 25 bombing runs through the flak and fighter-filled skies over the Third Reich during World War II. B-17 crews conducted dangerous daylight raids without fighter escorts. Surviving the loss of a total of nine engines, both wings, both landing gear and two tails, she was the first to complete 25 combat missions and keep her entire crew alive - her trail of invincibility made her famous. Also includes four short films about the B-17 bomber.

Notes

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944.

Contents

  • Memphis Belle
  • Air Force story : a prelude to war
  • Winning your wings / with Jimmy Stewart
  • Mission accomplished : the B-17s
  • Case of the tremendous trifle.

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