Memphis Belle in Color

01/01/2019

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0hr 51min

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Documentary

,War

,History

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

STORY

In January 1942, the U.S. military created a new bomber command, the Eighth Air Force, and sent a small contingent of men overseas to loosen the Nazis' grip on Europe. The command's star player was the B-17, a fast, heavily armed aircraft that changed the course of World War II. Witness them take on the mighty German Luftwaffe over enemy skies. Discover the story of how one B-17--the Memphis Belle--and its crew lifted the spirits of a nation and became a symbol of American prowess in defense of freedom.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Jimmy Dolittle
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • John Beach

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Smithsonian Channel

      Production Countries

    LANGUAGES

    • English